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Housing in G2 3DB

What the homes in G2 3DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
City Centre West
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,632 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (86.8%). Flats make up 94.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G2 3DBScotland
Detached1.6%23.9%
Semi-detached0.5%23.3%
Terraced1.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat86.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.2% of households in the G2 3DB area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 54% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 9.9% own outright and 15.3% with a mortgage.

G2 3DB
25%
54%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned25.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented54%12.9%
  • Social rented15.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G2 3DBScotland
Owned outright9.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan15.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent53.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G2 3DBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (36.2%). 9% of households include dependent children.

G2 3DBScotland
Living alone, under 6626.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6%14.3%
Couple, no children10.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households36.2%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 G2 3DB (City Centre West) (about 1,632 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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