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GHiGs Settlements by Local Authority

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GHiGs Settlements by Local Authority
Parent Dataset Created
16/06/2021
Licence
Restricted
Contact
Improvement Service
Alternative Name
ghigs-stlmnt-la
Metadata Modified
11/03/2024
Last Updated
11/03/2024
Formats:
CSV WFS WMTS SHAPEFILE GEOJSON
local_auth objectid population settlement count_ sum_heatde shape_area count_dhns gs_area_m2 efw_cnt pubbuil_cn pubbuilkwh gs_gshper2 lhd800_m2 ha_ha_cnt ha_la_cnt ha_sh_cnt ha_prop_cn ha_sh_per ha_pre49_c ha_p49_per ha_sap_cnt ha_sap_per ha_residhh ha_hhogas ha_hhogper ha_fp ha_exfp ha_fpper ha_efpper gs_20pckwh gs_20pc__1 gs_cnt gs_dem_ ws_kwh ws_kwh_cap ws_dem_ ws_gskwh ws_gskwhc ws_gskwhcc ws_gs_dem_ ws_gs_co2
Clackmannanshire 327 49610 7 24483 371542236.8 20377779.9 5 3695907.6 0 78 23801918 100 2368614.84 1420 4684 6104 23686 25.77 4788 20.214 641 3 23686 456 1.93 6275 2324 26 10 575625613 256164483 816 69% 1,664,694,392 344,395,186 93% 2240320005 600,559,669 371542237 100% 42869
Dumfries and Galloway 328 103290 27 57101 1295800580 48553790.5 6 4786861.45 0 205 53972628 88 9480158.67 13620 334 13954 51117 27.298 16625 32.523 33154 65 51117 6216 12.16 12978 8860 25 17 683596080.5 544651298 2350 42% 14,235,779,422 951,794,504 73% 14919375503 1,496,445,802 1295800580 100% 149512
East Ayrshire 329 113010 22 58345 965463375.5 41204344 5 4332282.9 0 184 65376033 83 5527386.75 2619 12411 15030 54885 27.385 16420 29.917 29455 54 54885 851 1.55 16372 6896 30 13 620239940 460735035 2143 48% 4,947,841,665 887,002,612 92% 5568081605 1,347,737,648 965463375 100% 111397
East Lothian 330 67080 17 33270 543620534.3 22801039.9 8 2400629.05 0 120 43326212 94 3583649.16 1504 6984 8488 31665 26.806 8470 26.749 17801 56 31665 1497 4.73 7406 3124 23 10 348138242.5 289401112 1082 53% 997,495,449 140,897,388 26% 1345633692 430,298,500 430298500 79% 49649
Na h-Eileanan Siar 332 8030 2 4548 92838726.69 11995264.2 2 7495182 0 31 7529043 100 428660.22 905 160 1065 4128 25.799 930 22.529 3186 77 4128 2482 60.13 1586 1055 38 26 1239775454 92838727 259 100% 92,483,022 67,055,763 72% 1332258475 159,894,490 92838727 100% 10712
Falkirk 333 151630 10 73896 1171442578 60801909.7 18 5608169.2 1 205 78723838 95 9974536.96 2792 15258 18050 71385 25.285 16149 22.622 36397 51 71385 3359 4.71 15936 5595 22 8 812607491.5 745659246 2452 64% 713,440,454 472,350,741 40% 1526047945 1,218,009,986 1171442578 100% 135164
Fife 334 344950 48 188553 6810983227 132266685.8 30 12182521.4 2 869 2219939500 69 25926283.13 10582 30489 41071 168264 24.409 48481 28.812 4640 3 168264 3683 2.19 42366 17588 25 10 1750641766 1681052236 6012 25% 2,120,503,571 1,293,622,027 19% 3871145336 2,974,674,263 2974674263 44% 343224
Highland 335 158860 46 88612 1739727786 109835200.1 34 23144861.95 0 497 127337996 99 12645227.35 5000 11557 16557 79124 20.925 15807 19.978 54322 69 79124 31594 39.93 24635 16382 31 21 3632214648 1285785914 4290 74% 33,366,553,068 1,325,000,000 76% 36998767715 2,610,785,914 1739727786 100% 200734
Inverclyde 336 81810 5 45390 782490833.6 26173999.8 8 3966369.5 0 221 85881400 100 7343312.22 9884 441 10325 40170 25.703 14180 35.3 21876 54 40170 1716 4.27 11980 5213 30 13 606048948.5 595237161 1191 76% 495,444,759 72,645,337 9% 1101493708 667,882,498 667882498 85% 77062
Midlothian 337 79120 9 37190 623463547.7 26573000.7 18 2827133.35 0 119 73246833 93 5339568.72 2046 4037 6083 35838 16.974 8414 23.478 19471 54 35838 975 2.72 7209 3123 20 9 407407420 404369753 1284 65% 680,410,803 521,740,162 84% 1087818223 926,109,915 623463548 100% 71937
Attribute Info Description Specification
local_auth Local Authority name that the major area of settlement falls within Textural
objectid Unique ID Numerical
population Population mid-2012 estimate - source: settlements data file from Scottish Government heat map team Numerical
settlement Count of settlements within local authority Numerical
count_ Number of heat demand addresses - source: settlements data file from Scottish Government heat map team Numerical
sum_heatde Sum of all heat demand (kWh/yr) of buildings that intersect the settlement boundary - source: settlements data file from Scottish Government heat map team Numerical
shape_area Settlement polygon area m2 - source: settlements data file from heat map Numerical
count_dhns Count of existing DHNs - source: settlements data file from heat map Numerical
gs_area_m2 Total area (m2) of 40% available greenspace which intersect (within or area both inside and outside settlement where it cuts) the settlement boundary Numerical
efw_cnt Count of Energy from Waste (EfW) plants within each settlement boundary - source: SEPA Online Numerical
pubbuil_cn The number of public buildings (estimated) with heat demand exceeding 50,000 kWh/year - source: Heat Map + Home Analytics Numerical
pubbuilkwh Total heat demand of public buildings (estimated) with heat demand exceeding 50,000 kWh/year - source: Heat Map + Home Analytics Numerical
gs_gshper2 % total potential ground source heat capacity (based on 40% availability) by heat demand (kWh/year) of settlement. Where greenspace heat capacity exceeds settlement heat demand due to greenspace outside the settlement boundary, the percentage has been capped at 100%. Numerical
lhd800_m2 Total area (m2) defined by Linear Heat Density 8000 kWh/m/yr band as highly suited to District Heat Networks Numerical
ha_ha_cnt Count of Housing Association owned residential properties - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_la_cnt Count of Council owned residential properties - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_sh_cnt Count of all social housing (Housing Association + Council owned) residential properties - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_prop_cn Count of all residential properties - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_sh_per % social housing (council owned + RSL/housing association owned) - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_pre49_c Count of all residential properties built pre-1949 - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_p49_per % of all residential properties built pre-1949 - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_sap_cnt Count of all residential properties with SAP classes of D, E, F, G (least thermally efficient) - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_sap_per % of all residential properties with SAP classes of D, E, F, G (least thermally efficient) - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_residhh Total count of domestic households - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_hhogas Count of households classed as off-gas and then filtered to include those households > 23m from the gas grid - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_hhogper % of HA_HHOGas by total households - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_fp Count of households with 50% or more probability of being in fuel poverty - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_exfp Count of households with 50% or more probability of being in extreme fuel poverty - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_fpper % households with 50% or more probability of being in fuel poverty by total households - source: Home Analytics Numerical
ha_efpper % households with 50% or more probability of being in extreme fuel poverty by total households - source: Home Analytics Numerical
gs_20pckwh Total ground source heat annual potential (kWh/year) from all greenspaces (based on 20% availability) Numerical
gs_20pc__1 Total ground source heat annual potential (kWh/year) from all greenspaces (based on 20% availability) of settlement – where this exceeds total heat demand of settlement the value has been capped at 100% (total heat demand of settlement) Numerical
gs_cnt Number of greenspaces which intersect the settlement boundary Numerical
gs_dem_ Proportion of total settlement heat demand that could be met from ground source heat under urban greenspace (%) Numerical
ws_kwh Water source heat capacity from non-tidal rivers (kWh/year) Numerical
ws_kwh_cap Water source heat capacity from rivers capped at 100% heat demand (kWh/year) Numerical
ws_dem_ Proportion of total settlement heat demand that could be met from water source heat from non-tidal rivers (%) Numerical
ws_gskwh Total water source capacity from rivers + ground source capacity from urban greenspace uncapped (kWh/year) Numerical
ws_gskwhc Total water source from rivers + ground source from urban greenspace heat capacity (kWh) capped at 100% of settlement heat demand (kWh/year) Numerical
ws_gskwhcc Total water source capacity (from rivers) capped + ground source capacity (from urban greenspace) capped then capped at 100% demand (kWh/year) Numerical
ws_gs_dem_ Proportion of total settlement heat demand that could be met by water source heat from non-tidal rivers and ground source heat from under greenspaces when capped at 100% heat demand (%) Numerical
ws_gs_co2 Carbon saving assuming all water source and ground source heat capacity (capped to 100% heat demand) is usable (TCO2e) compared with using natural gas to meet this demand Numerical
Format Last Updated
CSV 11/03/2024
WFS 11/03/2024
WMTS 11/03/2024
Shapefile 11/03/2024
GeoJSON 11/03/2024

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