Social capital and community wellbeing in Scotland

This report provides information about the extent and nature of social connections and social capital in Scotland from 2018/2019 - 2022. It draws on a range of data, from both the Scottish Household Survey and qualitative research, to explore social capital in Scotland.


Annex C: Detailed tables showing 2022 scores for ‘neighbourhood rating’, ‘places to meet and socialise’ and loneliness’ by Local Authority

Table 9: Percentage of adults who rate their neighbourhood as a ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ good place to live, 2022, Local Authority Areas in Scotland
Local Authority Adults who rate their neighbourhood as a 'good' or 'very good' place to live by Local Authority (2022) Colour range on map
Aberdeen City 92% Light blue
Aberdeenshire 99% Dark blue
Angus 94% Light blue
Argyll & Bute 96% Middle blue
Clackmannanshire 97% Middle blue
Dumfries & Galloway 95% Middle blue
Dundee City 92% Light blue
East Ayrshire 93% Light blue
East Dunbartonshire 97% Middle blue
East Lothian 96% Middle blue
East Renfrewshire 98% Middle blue
Edinburgh, City of 96% Middle blue
Falkirk 96% Middle blue
Fife 96% Middle blue
Glasgow City 92% Light blue
Highland 94% Light blue
Inverclyde 96% Middle blue
Midlothian 96% Middle blue
Moray 97% Middle blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar 98% Dark blue
North Ayrshire 94% Light blue
North Lanarkshire 94% Light blue
Orkney Islands 99% Dark blue
Perth & Kinross 95% Light blue
Renfrewshire 94% Light blue
Scottish Borders 94% Light blue
Shetland Islands 98% Dark blue
South Ayrshire 95% Middle blue
South Lanarkshire 97% Middle blue
Stirling 96% Middle blue
West Dunbartonshire 92% Light blue
West Lothian 97% Middle blue
Table 10: Percentage of adults who ‘agreed’ or ‘strongly agreed’ there are places to meet and socialise, 2022, Local Authority Areas in Scotland
Local Authority Adults who 'agreed' or 'strongly agreed' there are places to meet and socialise by Local Authority (2022) Colour range on map
Aberdeen City 51% Middle blue
Aberdeenshire 58% Middle blue
Angus 44% Light blue
Argyll & Bute 65% Dark blue
Clackmannanshire 63% Dark blue
Dumfries & Galloway 55% Middle blue
Dundee City 53% Middle blue
East Ayrshire 57% Middle blue
East Dunbartonshire 62% Dark blue
East Lothian 63% Dark blue
East Renfrewshire 79% Dark blue
Edinburgh, City of 68% Dark blue
Falkirk 49% Light blue
Fife 63% Dark blue
Glasgow City 51% Middle blue
Highland 58% Middle blue
Inverclyde 48% Light blue
Midlothian 59% Middle blue
Moray 56% Middle blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar 53% Middle blue
North Ayrshire 59% Middle blue
North Lanarkshire 42% Light blue
Orkney Islands 68% Dark blue
Perth & Kinross 69% Dark blue
Renfrewshire 60% Middle blue
Scottish Borders 68% Dark blue
Shetland Islands 76% Dark blue
South Ayrshire 35% Light blue
South Lanarkshire 63% Dark blue
Stirling 63% Dark blue
West Dunbartonshire 43% Light blue
West Lothian 57% Middle blue
Table 11: Percentage of adults who experienced loneliness in the last week ‘all or almost all of the time’, ‘some of the time’, ‘most of the time’, 2022, Local Authority Areas in Scotland
Local Authority Adults who experienced loneliness in the last week 'all or almost all of the time’, ‘some of the time’, ‘most of the time’ by Local Authority (2022) Colour range on map
Aberdeen City 24% Middle blue
Aberdeenshire 14% Dark blue
Angus 19% Dark blue
Argyll & Bute 25% Middle blue
Clackmannanshire 21% Dark blue
Dumfries & Galloway 25% Middle blue
Dundee City 34% Dark blue
East Ayrshire 26% Middle blue
East Dunbartonshire 10% Dark blue
East Lothian 24% Middle blue
East Renfrewshire 24% Middle blue
Edinburgh, City of 28% Middle blue
Falkirk 28% Middle blue
Fife 36% Dark blue
Glasgow City 18% Dark blue
Highland 19% Dark blue
Inverclyde 18% Dark blue
Midlothian 27% Middle blue
Moray 25% Middle blue
Na h-Eileanan Siar 21% Dark blue
North Ayrshire 40% Dark blue
North Lanarkshire 18% Dark blue
Orkney Islands 25% Middle blue
Perth & Kinross 20% Dark blue
Renfrewshire 24% Middle blue
Scottish Borders 21% Dark blue
Shetland Islands 20% Dark blue
South Ayrshire 26% Middle blue
South Lanarkshire 18% Dark blue
Stirling 19% Dark blue
West Dunbartonshire 18% Dark blue
West Lothian 25% Middle blue

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