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Isles of Scilly — Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 · 939 households · ONS code E06000053 · Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of Isles of Scilly?

Isles of Scilly has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 55/100 from ONS Census 2021 (-19 points below the national average of 74/100). 57.6% of its 939 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 6.4% use mains gas heating, and 1.4% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 55/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for Isles of ScillyDense (-19 points below the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data — Isles of Scilly

MetricIsles of ScillyNationalSource
Total households93924,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings34.2%TS044
Semi-detached dwellings23.4%TS044
Terraced dwellings17.7%TS044
Purpose-built flats8.2%TS044
Mains gas heating only6.4%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating39.7%TS046
Oil-only heating10.4%TS046
No central heating17.5%TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)71.4%TS052
Overcrowded (−1 or fewer)1.4%4.3%TS052
No car or van41.8%23.3%TS045
1 car or van38.3%TS045
2 cars or vans15.3%TS045
3+ cars or vans4.7%TS045
GHSP score55/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of Isles of Scilly according to Census 2021?

Isles of Scilly has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 55/100 from ONS Census 2021 (-19 points below the national average of 74/100). 57.6% of its 939 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 6.4% use mains gas heating, and 1.4% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in Isles of Scilly are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 57.6% of the 939 households in Isles of Scilly occupy detached (34.2%) or semi-detached (23.4%) properties. Terraced houses account for 17.7% and purpose-built flats for 8.2%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in Isles of Scilly use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 6.4% of households in Isles of Scilly use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 39.7%, oil-only for 10.4%, and 17.5% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in Isles of Scilly?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In Isles of Scilly, 1.4% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 71.4% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in Isles of Scilly have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 41.8% of households in Isles of Scilly have no car or van. 38.3% have one car, 15.3% have two cars, and 4.7% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 × (detached+semi)% + 0.25 × (100 − overcrowded%) + 0.25 × mains-gas% + 0.20 × (100 − no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: E06000053. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.