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Housing in G12 9SU

What the homes in G12 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kelvinside and Jordanhill
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
859 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (66%). Flats make up 77.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G12 9SUScotland
Detached4.8%23.9%
Semi-detached8.6%23.3%
Terraced6.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat66%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.3% of households in the G12 9SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.3% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.

G12 9SU
69%
26%
Scotland
  • Owned69.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented26.4%12.9%
  • Social rented0.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G12 9SUScotland
Owned outright38.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G12 9SUScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29%). 16.6% of households include dependent children.

G12 9SUScotland
Living alone, under 6629%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%14.3%
Couple, no children21.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.8%4.7%
Rents

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.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around G12 9SU (Kelvinside and Jordanhill) (about 859 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.

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