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Housing in G20 6SU

What the homes in G20 6SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Firhill
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
925 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (85.5%). Flats make up 86.7%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G20 6SUScotland
Detached1.4%23.9%
Semi-detached1%23.3%
Terraced10.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat85.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.4% of households in the G20 6SU area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 22.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 18.4% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.

G20 6SU
33%
23%
45%
Scotland
  • Owned33.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented22.7%12.9%
  • Social rented44.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G20 6SUScotland
Owned outright18.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan15%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 61.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G20 6SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (44.2%). 8.4% of households include dependent children.

G20 6SUScotland
Living alone, under 6644.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%14.3%
Couple, no children13.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children4.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households9.4%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 G20 6SU (Firhill) (about 925 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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