Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) Local Authority
Figures published by National Records of Scotland show that Comhairle nan Eilean Siar had 687 long-term empty homes in 2023. The map and table below shows how these long term empty homes are distributed across the Local Authority area.
• 4.55% of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s homes were long term empty in 2022, compared to 1.70% in Scotland as a whole.
• 84.57% (581) of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s long term empty homes have been empty for longer than one year.
• Comhairle nan Eilean Siar accounts for 2.05% of homes empty for more than 1 year in Scotland.
The EHO for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar:
Murdo MacLeod (07342 181064)
Please click on the map above to go to the Statistics.Gov.UK page for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. You can find out the location of each of the Intermediate Data Zones by clicking on 2011 Intermediate Zones under Locations on that page
| Intermediate Data Zones | Number of LTE Homes | Increase or decrease 2022-2023 | % of Properties LTE | % of nan Eilean Siar LTEs | % of nan Eilean Siar Homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barra and South Uist | 115 | +9 | 6.08% | 16.74% | 12.53% |
| 2 | Northwest Lewis | 103 | +8 | 4.67% | 14.99% | 14.61% |
| 3 | South Lewis | 86 | +11 | 5.58% | 12.52% | 10.20% |
| 4 | Harris | 82 | +6 | 6.80% | 11.94% | 7.99% |
| 5 | Benbecula and North Uist | 81 | +20 | 4.83% | 11.79% | 11.10% |
| 6 | Stornoway West | 76 | -6 | 4.26% | 11.06% | 11.83% |
| 7 | Point | 61 | +8 | 3.84% | 8.88% | 10.51% |
| 8 | Stornoway East | 42 | +4 | 2.78% | 6.11% | 10.00% |
| 9 | Broadbay | 41 | -3 | 2.42% | 5.97% | 11.24% |
Where the % of homes is lower than % of long term empty homes, it indicates areas with above average levels of empty homes.
Sources
Small Area Statistics on Households and Dwellings | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)
Housing statistics: Empty properties and second homes – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)