Moray Local Authority
Please note, this report uses the definition of “long term empty” (LTE) used by National Records Scotland (NRS): “homes empty for 6+ months (and liable for council tax).” Figures published by NRS show that Moray had 976* LTE homes in 2024. The table below shows how these LTE homes are distributed across the Local Authority area.
• 2.06% of Moray’s homes were long term empty in 2024, compared to 1.80% in Scotland as a whole.
• 86.14% (603) of Moray’s empty homes have been empty for longer than one year**.
• Moray accounts for 1.91% of homes empty for more than 1 year in Scotland.
Moray does not currently have an empty homes officer. For empty homes enquiries please contact 0344 515 1941 or email [email protected]
Please click on the map above to go to the Statistics.Gov.UK page for Moray. 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 | # of LTE Homes | Change 2023-2024 | % of Properties LTE | % of Moray LTEs | % of Moray Homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Speyside and the Cabrach | 95 | +10 | 4.33% | 9.73% | 4.62% |
| 2 | North Speyside | 84 | +10 | 4.54% | 8.61% | 3.90% |
| 3 | Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Drybridge and Berryhillock | 68 | +5 | 2.52% | 6.97% | 5.68% |
| 4 | Keith and Fife Keith | 63 | 0 | 2.64% | 6.45% | 5.03% |
| 5 | Rural Keith and Strathisla | 61 | -7 | 4.00% | 6.25% | 3.21% |
| 6 | Burghead, Roseisle and Laich | 61 | +20 | 2.52% | 6.25% | 5.09% |
| 7 | Rafford, Dallas, Dyke to Dava | 58 | +14 | 2.60% | 5.94% | 4.70% |
| 8 | Forres Central East and seaward | 56 | +8 | 2.74% | 5.74% | 4.31% |
| 9 | Buckie West and Mains of Buckie | 50 | -5 | 2.01% | 5.12% | 5.23% |
| 10 | Heldon West, Fogwatt to Inchberry | 46 | +9 | 1.62% | 4.71% | 5.98% |
| 11 | Elgin Cathedral to Ashgrove and Pinefield | 44 | +12 | 2.05% | 4.51% | 4.53% |
| 12 | Lossiemouth East and Seatown | 42 | +2 | 2.42% | 4.30% | 3.65% |
| 13 | Findhorn, Kinloss and Pluscarden Valley | 40 | +3 | 2.31% | 4.10% | 3.65% |
| 14 | Elgin Bishopmill East and Ladyhill | 28 | -3 | 1.70% | 2.87% | 3.47% |
| 15 | Buckie Central East | 26 | +2 | 1.52% | 2.66% | 3.61% |
| 16 | Mosstodloch, Portgordon and seaward | 26 | +4 | 1.45% | 2.66% | 3.78% |
| 17 | Elgin Central West | 26 | -10 | 1.61% | 2.66% | 3.41% |
| 18 | Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish | 25 | -2 | 1.96% | 2.56% | 2.69% |
| 19 | Lhanbryde, Urquhart, Pitgavney and seaward | 21 | 0 | 1.08% | 2.15% | 4.09% |
| 20 | Forres South West and Mannachie | 13 | -5 | 0.50% | 1.33% | 5.46% |
| 21 | New Elgin West | 12 | -7 | 0.67% | 1.23% | 3.77% |
| 22 | Elgin Bishopmill West and Newfield | 11 | 0 | 0.78% | 1.13% | 2.98% |
| 23 | Lossiemouth West | 11 | -5 | 0.70% | 1.13% | 3.31% |
| 24 | New Elgin East | 9 | -6 | 0.50% | 0.92% | 3.83% |
Where the % of homes is lower than % of long term empty homes, it indicates areas with above average levels of empty homes.
For a full version of this report please contact the partnership’s data analyst at [email protected]
*This differs from the 6+ month empty figure published by Scottish Gov for Moray- 700
**According to data published by SG
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