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Housing in G2 4BD

What the homes in G2 4BD 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
1,120 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (91.6%). Flats make up 99.3%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G2 4BDScotland
Detached0%23.9%
Semi-detached0%23.3%
Terraced0.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat91.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

14.3% of households in the G2 4BD area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 76% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 8.7% own outright and 5.6% with a mortgage.

G2 4BD
14%
76%
Scotland
  • Owned14.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented76%12.9%
  • Social rented4.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G2 4BDScotland
Owned outright8.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan5.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent75.3%12.4%
Other private rented1.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G2 4BDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.2%). 11.8% of households include dependent children.

G2 4BDScotland
Living alone, under 6636.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over0%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0%8.7%
Sharers and other households32.1%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 4BD (City Centre West) (about 1,120 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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