Scottish Household Survey Key Findings

22 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 Household Neighbourhood as a Place to Live 20% LEAST DEPRIVED AREAS 20% MOST DEPRIVED AREAS Very good Fairly good Very poor Fairly poor 32% 53% 11% 4% 77% 23% 94% of house- holds rated their neighbourhood as a very or fairly good place to live. This rating had increased since 1999/2000, from 91% to the 94% in 2019. In 2019, 57% of households rated their neighbourhood as a very good place to live, and 37% rated it as a fairly good place to live. In the 20% least deprived areas in Scotland almost 77% rated their neighbourhood as a very good place to live, whereas only 32% did so in the 20% most deprived areas. In the 20% most deprived areas, 15% of households rated their neighbourhood as a fairly or very poor place to live. The deprivation measurement is from the SIMD. Households in rural areas were significantly more likely to rate their neighbourhood as a very or fairly good place to live than households in urban areas Neighbourhoods and Communities Help Shape Scotland