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Housing & Property
Ownership of dwellinghouses in Shetland
Type of Dwelling 1976 1981 1991 1996 2001 2006 2009 2010 2011 2012
Local Authority & Housing Association 2,082 2,713 2,566 2,455 2,543 2,198 2,188 2,220 2,242 2,284
Private and others 5,205 5,899 6,590 7,110 7,334 8,002 8,295 8,370 8,432 8,526
Total 7,287 8,612 9,156 9,565 9,877 10,165 10,483 10,590 10,677 10,810
Source: Assessor & Electoral Registration Office, Lerwick
House Sales – Average Price (£)*
2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Aberdeen City 79,317 140,969 184,081 185,853 178,330 188,299 192,384
Aberdeenshire 83,822 157,666 196,823 205,360 198,155 206,129 210,272
Eilean Siar 50,815 87,898 99,373 116,459 106,247 83,804 88,126
City of Edinburgh 108,547 197,915 217,372 222,857 210,365 221,948 221,303
Glasgow City 71,147 135,718 148,061 147,975 138,708 143,561 142,601
Highland 69,675 151,937 165,160 170,321 159,735 162,015 159,474
Orkney 52,225 112,078 120,771 126,777 122,200 116,026 123,310
Shetland 61,161 98,415 121,819 132,561 112,092 114,424 117,848
Scotland 78,220 144,112 160,736 165,214 159,075 163,396 163,264
* Based on sales of residential properties where the selling price is between £20,000 and £1m
Number of House Sales
2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Shetland 204 276 275 237 191 201 249
Source: Registers of Scotland
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