Housing in G12 8DS
What the homes in G12 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- North Kelvin
- Council
- Glasgow City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,107 (2024)
G12 8DSGlasgow City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (62%). Flats make up 84.1%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
66.7% of households in the G12 8DS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 30.4% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.3% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.7%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented30.4%12.9%
- Social rented1.9%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.5%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.7%). 13.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Scotland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around G12 8DS (North Kelvin) (about 1,107 residents).
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.