Scottish Housing Quality Standards (SHQS)

The Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) is a measure of the quality of the housing stock. It is an aggregation of the results from 49 different programme modules aggregated into 5 higher-level categories which in turn provide a single pass/fail classification for all dwellings. The 5 higher level classifications are: below the tolerable standard; energy efficient; modern facilities and services; healthy, safe and secure; and free from serious disrepair. This indicator shows the Number of dwelings that fail the Scottish Housing Quality Standard in Scotland.

Time

2004 - On-going (Annual)

Dataset Quality

Technical information available from the Scottish Government webpage

Count and Ratio

Dataset Access and Use

Years 2004-2011 available freely on the Scottish Government Statistics website. PDF Progress reports available from the Scottish Housing Regulator website for the years 2007/08-2012/13

Government attitudes to research use of their data appear favourable

Geography

Coverage: Scotland

Units: Local authority

Resources