The Scottish Government has issued its Scottish House Condition Survey 2015 that also found that 52% of Scotland’s homes have disrepair to critical elements and 44% of all dwellings failed to meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS).
The findings suggest a small improvement in house conditions on the previous year. Other findings for pre-1919 homes include:
- average energy efficiency ratings increased slightly, although they are the least energy efficient type of property
- carbon emissions decreased from 102 kg/m2 of floor area to 93 kg/m2, a reduction of nearly 10%
- converted flats are almost exclusively pre-1919 structures (92%), where a house has been divided into multiple residences
- detached houses built after 1919 are on average around three-quarters of the size of those built pre-1919, while semi-detached and terraced houses are on average between just over half and two-thirds of the size of their pre-1919 counterparts
- there were improvements in the depth of loft insulation, the energy efficiency profile of domestic gas and oil boilers and the SAP ratings
- substantial improvements in SHQS compliance since 2014
- the proportion of pre-1919 dwellings below the tolerable standard has declined since 2013 by nearly 5% and stood at just under 4% in 2015.
