Estimate of community owned land in Scotland 2017
The estimate of community owned land in Scotland is an annual publication that will track progress towards the Scottish Government targets.
7. Reference Tables
Table 1: Recorded Area of Community Owned Land, 1990 to 2017
| Year | Area Total (acres) | New Area (acres) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 1 | 112,158.50 | - |
| 1991 | 112,161.74 | 3.24 |
| 1992 | 112,162.74 | 1.00 |
| 1993 | 138,012.74 | 25,850.00 |
| 1994 | 138,178.74 | 166.00 |
| 1995 | 138,179.01 | 0.27 |
| 1996 | 148,680.33 | 10,501.32 |
| 1997 | 156,156.43 | 7,476.10 |
| 1998 | 157,476.15 | 1,319.73 |
| 1999 | 176,597.25 | 19,121.10 |
| 2000 | 180,731.25 | 4,134.00 |
| 2001 | 180,984.48 | 253.23 |
| 2002 | 242,706.75 | 61,722.28 |
| 2003 | 242,982.02 | 275.27 |
| 2004 | 243,171.29 | 189.27 |
| 2005 | 296,522.71 | 53,351.42 |
| 2006 | 448,078.39 | 151,555.69 |
| 2007 | 449,944.12 | 1,865.73 |
| 2008 | 449,974.35 | 30.23 |
| 2009 | 449,982.49 | 8.14 |
| 2010 | 470,965.49 | 20,983.00 |
| 2011 | 472,205.64 | 1,240.15 |
| 2012 | 473,395.76 | 1,190.12 |
| 2013 | 477,174.43 | 3,778.67 |
| 2014 | 477,287.75 | 113.32 |
| 2015 | 523,136.44 | 45,848.69 |
| 2016 | 562,135.67 | 38,999.23 |
| 2017 2 | 562,229.89 | 94.23 |
Notes:
1. Where the year of purchase or transfer of the land parcel/asset is unknown it has been defaulted to 1990, the start of the series.
2. Data for 2017 are only until the end of June.
Table 2: Recorded Area of Community Owned Land and the Number of Land Parcels/Assets by Sizeband of the Land Parcels/Assets as at June 2017
| Sizeband of Land Parcel/Asset | Area of Land (acres) | Percentage 1 of Total Area | Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned | Percentage1 of Land Parcels/Assets Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater than 30,000 acres | 354,164.00 | 63.0% | 6 | 1.2% |
| Greater than 10,000 acres but less than or equal to 30,000 acres | 127,917.10 | 22.8% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Greater than 1,000 acres but less than or equal to 10,000 acres | 69,004.43 | 12.3% | 24 | 4.9% |
| Greater than 100 acres but less than or equal to 1,000 acres | 8,227.71 | 1.5% | 29 | 5.9% |
| Greater than 1 acre but less than or equal to 100 acres | 2,850.70 | 0.5% | 145 | 29.5% |
| Less than or equal to 1 acre | 65.96 | 0.0% | 192 | 39.0% |
| No area recorded 2 | - | - | 89 | 18.1% |
| Scotland 3 | 562,229.89 | 100.0% | 492 | 100.0% |
Notes:
1. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
2. For some land parcels/assets there are currently no area figures available. In many cases this relates to the purchase or transfer of an existing building to a community group.
3. Scotland totals for area of land may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
Table 3: Recorded Area of Community Owned Land, Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned and Number of Community Groups as at June 2017 by Local Authority
| Local Authority 1 | Area of Land (acres) | Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned 2 | Number of Community Groups 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 0.50 | 3 | 3 |
| Aberdeenshire | 10,747.55 | 25 | 19 |
| Angus | 3.60 | 2 | 2 |
| Argyll and Bute | 16,122.64 | 74 | 53 |
| City of Edinburgh | 2.88 | 5 | 5 |
| Clackmannanshire | 28.40 | 2 | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 381.22 | 18 | 17 |
| Dundee City | 0.57 | 1 | 1 |
| East Ayrshire | 129.97 | 11 | 6 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 0.20 | 1 | 1 |
| East Lothian | 107.80 | 4 | 3 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0.20 | 1 | 1 |
| Falkirk | - | - | - |
| Fife | 145.82 | 11 | 10 |
| Glasgow City | 8.41 | 15 | 12 |
| Highland | 141,912.28 | 122 | 107 |
| Inverclyde | 0.76 | 7 | 2 |
| Midlothian | 6.70 | 6 | 5 |
| Moray | 4,687.53 | 29 | 22 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 385,340.05 | 41 | 33 |
| North Ayrshire | 342.82 | 19 | 18 |
| North Lanarkshire | 5.66 | 3 | 3 |
| Orkney Islands | 61.92 | 23 | 17 |
| Perth and Kinross | 1,225.77 | 9 | 9 |
| Renfrewshire | - | - | - |
| Scottish Borders | 412.97 | 17 | 16 |
| Shetland Islands | 7.47 | 14 | 11 |
| South Ayrshire | 0.23 | 3 | 2 |
| South Lanarkshire | 54.23 | 6 | 5 |
| Stirling | 480.17 | 12 | 11 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 9.73 | 4 | 4 |
| West Lothian | 1.85 | 4 | 3 |
| Scotland 4 | 562,229.89 | 492 | 403 |
Notes:
1. The Local Authority relates to the registered address of the community group and not the location of the land parcel/asset. Potentially land parcels/assets could be located in different Local Authorities to the registered address of the community groups that own them.
2. For some land parcels/assets there are currently no area figures available. In many cases this relates to the purchase or transfer of an existing building to a community group.
3. Community groups can own multiple land parcels/assets.
4. Scotland totals for area of land may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
Table 4: Recorded Area of Community Owned Land, Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned and Number of Community Groups as at June 2017 by Scottish Parliamentary Constituency
| Scottish Parliamentary Constituency 1 | Area of Land (acres) | Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned 2 | Number of Community Groups 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Central | 0.50 | 3 | 3 |
| Aberdeen Donside | - | - | - |
| Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | 165.59 | 1 | 1 |
| Aberdeenshire East | 138.83 | 6 | 6 |
| Aberdeenshire West | 10,357.98 | 13 | 7 |
| Airdrie and Shotts | - | - | - |
| Almond Valley | 1.85 | 4 | 3 |
| Angus North and Mearns | 3.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Angus South | 0.60 | 1 | 1 |
| Argyll and Bute | 16,119.54 | 70 | 50 |
| Ayr | - | - | - |
| Banffshire and Buchan Coast | 85.64 | 7 | 7 |
| Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | 84,216.49 | 54 | 47 |
| Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | 128.52 | 13 | 7 |
| Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | 28.40 | 2 | 2 |
| Clydebank and Milngavie | - | - | - |
| Clydesdale | 51.13 | 4 | 3 |
| Coatbridge and Chryston | - | - | - |
| Cowdenbeath | 37.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | 2.40 | 2 | 2 |
| Cunninghame North | 282.52 | 17 | 16 |
| Cunninghame South | 60.30 | 2 | 2 |
| Dumbarton | 12.83 | 8 | 7 |
| Dumfriesshire | 335.07 | 7 | 6 |
| Dundee City East | 0.57 | 1 | 1 |
| Dundee City West | - | - | - |
| Dunfermline | - | - | - |
| East Kilbride | - | - | - |
| East Lothian | 107.80 | 4 | 3 |
| Eastwood | 0.20 | 1 | 1 |
| Edinburgh Central | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh Eastern | 0.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Edinburgh Northern and Leith | 1.20 | 2 | 2 |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh Southern | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh Western | 1.18 | 2 | 2 |
| Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | 266.27 | 11 | 11 |
| Falkirk East | - | - | - |
| Falkirk West | - | - | - |
| Galloway and West Dumfries | 46.15 | 11 | 11 |
| Glasgow Anniesland | - | - | - |
| Glasgow Cathcart | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Glasgow Kelvin | - | - | - |
| Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | 3.60 | 5 | 5 |
| Glasgow Pollok | 0.20 | 1 | 1 |
| Glasgow Provan | 1.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Glasgow Shettleston | - | - | - |
| Glasgow Southside | 1.11 | 7 | 4 |
| Greenock and Inverclyde | 0.76 | 7 | 2 |
| Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | 0.10 | 1 | 1 |
| Inverness and Nairn | 1,006.00 | 4 | 4 |
| Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley | 1.68 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirkcaldy | 15.69 | 4 | 4 |
| Linlithgow | - | - | - |
| Mid Fife and Glenrothes | 10.63 | 1 | 1 |
| Midlothian North and Musselburgh | 4.40 | 3 | 3 |
| Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | 149.00 | 9 | 7 |
| Moray | 4,687.05 | 27 | 20 |
| Motherwell and Wishaw | 3.26 | 1 | 1 |
| Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 385,340.05 | 41 | 33 |
| North East Fife | 82.50 | 5 | 4 |
| Orkney Islands | 61.92 | 23 | 17 |
| Paisley | - | - | - |
| Perthshire North | 1,116.37 | 6 | 6 |
| Perthshire South and Kinross-shire | 109.40 | 3 | 3 |
| Renfrewshire North and West | - | - | - |
| Renfrewshire South | - | - | - |
| Rutherglen | 3.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Shetland Islands | 7.47 | 14 | 11 |
| Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | 56,689.78 | 64 | 56 |
| Stirling | 480.17 | 12 | 11 |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | 0.20 | 1 | 1 |
| Uddingston and Bellshill | - | - | - |
| Scotland 4 | 562,229.89 | 492 | 403 |
Notes:
1. The Scottish Parliamentary Constituency relates to the registered address of the community group and not the location of the land parcel/asset. Potentially land parcels/assets could be located in different Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies to the registered address of the community groups that own them.
2. For some land parcels/assets there are currently no area figures available. In many cases this relates to the purchase or transfer of an existing building to a community group.
3. Community groups can own multiple land parcels/assets.
4. Scotland totals for area of land may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
Table 5: Recorded Area of Community Owned Land, Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned and Number of Community Groups as at June 2017 by Scottish Parliamentary Region
| Scottish Parliamentary Region 1 | Area of Land (acres) | Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned 2 | Number of Community Groups 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Scotland | 5.76 | 4 | 4 |
| Glasgow | 11.41 | 16 | 13 |
| Highlands and Islands | 548,128.31 | 297 | 238 |
| Lothian | 9.13 | 12 | 11 |
| Mid Scotland and Fife | 1,880.16 | 34 | 32 |
| North East Scotland | 10,752.71 | 33 | 27 |
| South Scotland | 1,085.61 | 60 | 49 |
| West Scotland | 356.81 | 36 | 29 |
| Scotland 4 | 562,229.89 | 492 | 403 |
Notes:
1. The Scottish Parliamentary Region relates to the registered address of the community group and not the location of the land parcel/asset. Potentially land parcels/assets could be located in different Scottish Parliamentary Regions to the registered address of the community groups that own them.
2. For some land parcels/assets there are currently no area figures available. In many cases this relates to the purchase or transfer of an existing building to a community group.
3. Community groups can own multiple land parcels/assets.
4. Scotland totals for area of land may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
Table 6: Recorded Area of Community Owned Land, Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned and Number of Community Groups as at June 2017 by UK Parliamentary Constituency
| UK Parliamentary Constituency 1 | Area of Land (acres) | Number of Land Parcels/Assets Owned 2 | Number of Community Groups 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | 0.50 | 3 | 3 |
| Aberdeen South | - | - | - |
| Airdrie and Shotts | 3.26 | 1 | 1 |
| Angus | 3.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Argyll and Bute | 16,122.64 | 74 | 53 |
| Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | 2.33 | 6 | 5 |
| Banff and Buchan | 192.85 | 9 | 9 |
| Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | 266.27 | 11 | 11 |
| Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | 83,375.84 | 41 | 35 |
| Central Ayrshire | 60.30 | 2 | 2 |
| Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | - | - | - |
| Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | 2.40 | 2 | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 46.15 | 11 | 11 |
| Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | 532.90 | 17 | 14 |
| Dundee East | 1.17 | 2 | 2 |
| Dundee West | - | - | - |
| Dunfermline and West Fife | 37.00 | 1 | 1 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 0.20 | 1 | 1 |
| East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | - | - | - |
| East Lothian | 107.80 | 4 | 3 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0.20 | 1 | 1 |
| Edinburgh East | 0.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | 1.20 | 2 | 2 |
| Edinburgh South | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh South West | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh West | 1.18 | 2 | 2 |
| Falkirk | - | - | - |
| Glasgow Central | 0.70 | 5 | 2 |
| Glasgow East | - | - | - |
| Glasgow North | 0.10 | 1 | 1 |
| Glasgow North East | 5.00 | 5 | 5 |
| Glasgow North West | - | - | - |
| Glasgow South | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Glasgow South West | 0.61 | 3 | 3 |
| Glenrothes | 10.63 | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon | 87.45 | 5 | 5 |
| Inverclyde | 0.76 | 7 | 2 |
| Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | 2,484.31 | 15 | 14 |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | 127.87 | 8 | 3 |
| Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | 15.69 | 3 | 3 |
| Lanark and Hamilton East | 0.10 | 1 | 1 |
| Linlithgow and East Falkirk | - | - | - |
| Livingston | 1.85 | 4 | 3 |
| Midlothian | 6.70 | 6 | 5 |
| Moray | 4,687.53 | 29 | 22 |
| Motherwell and Wishaw | - | - | - |
| Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 385,340.05 | 41 | 33 |
| North Ayrshire and Arran | 282.52 | 17 | 16 |
| North East Fife | 82.50 | 5 | 4 |
| Ochil and South Perthshire | 137.80 | 5 | 5 |
| Orkney and Shetland | 69.39 | 37 | 28 |
| Paisley and Renfrewshire North | - | - | - |
| Paisley and Renfrewshire South | - | - | - |
| Perth and North Perthshire | 1,116.37 | 6 | 6 |
| Ross, Skye and Lochaber | 56,052.13 | 66 | 58 |
| Rutherglen and Hamilton West | 3.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Stirling | 480.17 | 12 | 11 |
| West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | 10,467.25 | 11 | 5 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 9.73 | 4 | 4 |
| Scotland 4 | 562,229.89 | 492 | 403 |
Notes:
1. The UK Parliamentary Constituency relates to the registered address of the community group and not the location of the land parcel/asset. Potentially land parcels/assets could be located in different UK Parliamentary Constituencies to the registered address of the community groups that own them.
2. For some land parcels/assets there are currently no area figures available. In many cases this relates to the purchase or transfer of an existing building to a community group. In these cases either the area of the footprint of the building is unknown or is too small to record so has been recorded as zero.
3. Community groups can own multiple land parcels/assets.
4. Scotland totals for area of land may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
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