Single living accommodation (SLA) is graded by its scale (this consists of a number of factors including size and amount of storage) as well as physical condition. The best available data indicate that as at October 2009, the following number and percentage of overseas SLA bed-spaces were at the each grade:
Country Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Germany 2,146 16 1,137 8 3,553 26 6,773 50 Cyprus 60 3 — — 247 14 1,460 83 Gibraltar — — 249 81 — — 60 19 South Atlantic Islands 2 — — — — — 2,374 100 Rest of world 70 8 13 1 60 7 736 84 UK (as at December 2008)1 34,933 25 19,498 14 22,101 16 60,745 45 1 The UK SLA figures, included for comparison purposes, are for the number of bed-spaces at each ‘condition grade’ rather than ‘Grade for Charge’.
Service family accommodation (SFA) is assessed for standard for condition (SfC), a measure of the physical condition of a property. The best available data indicate that as at October 2009, the following number and percentage of overseas SFA properties were at each SfC:
Country Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Germany 3,766 33 2,948 26 3,590 31 1,146 10 Cyprus 224 10 410 19 50 2 1,503 69 Gibraltar 163 37 24 5 70 16 184 42 South Atlantic Islands 15 16 22 23 49 50 11 11 Rest of world 222 19 526 46 393 34 4 1 UK (as at December 2009) 12,718 38 19,689 59 1,034 3 204 Less than 1