{"id":536,"date":"2018-03-29T11:52:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T10:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/?p=536"},"modified":"2018-04-03T08:36:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:36:17","slug":"scottish-government-urban-rural-classification-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/2018\/03\/29\/scottish-government-urban-rural-classification-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Publications\/2018\/03\/6040\">Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016<\/a> was published today. This version updates the previous version (2013-2014) with the latest available settlement population figures and drive time estimates. The definitions of urban and rural areas underlying the classification are unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Due to changes in postcode population densities Barrhead (East Renfrewshire) is now classed as a settlement in its own right in the 2016 Classification. Barrhead was part of the Greater Glasgow Settlement for the 2013\u20112014 Classification. As a result Barrhead is now classed as an \u2018other urban\u2019 settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Changes to settlement sizes have resulted in some changes in classification to some settlements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The populations of Dalgety Bay (Fife), Forres (Moray), Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire) and Prestonpans (East Lothian) have risen above the 10,000 population threshold and are now classed as \u2018other urban\u2019 as opposed to \u2018small towns\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Six settlements previously had population estimates below the 3,000 population threshold but have risen above the 3,000 threshold for the 2016 Classification and are now classed as \u2018small towns\u2019 as opposed to \u2018rural areas\u2019. The settlements are Blackburn (Aberdeenshire), Conon Bridge and Maryburgh (Highland), Garelochhead (Argyll and Bute), Laurencekirk (Aberdeenshire), Leuchars and Guardbridge (Fife) and Winchburgh (West Lothian).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/03\/SGURC-2016-6-Fold.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-537 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/03\/SGURC-2016-6-Fold.jpg\" alt=\"Scottish Government 6-fold Urban Rural Classification 2016\" width=\"604\" height=\"855\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/03\/SGURC-2016-6-Fold.jpg 604w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/03\/SGURC-2016-6-Fold-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/03\/SGURC-2016-6-Fold-362x512.jpg 362w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/03\/SGURC-2016-6-Fold-297x420.jpg 297w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 604px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 604\/855;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The full publication can be accessed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Publications\/2018\/03\/6040\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/arcg.is\/8TDCi\">storymap<\/a> has also\u00a0been created to give an introduction to the classification, including comparisons with other UK classifications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016 was published today. 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