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Housing in G21 1SU

What the homes in G21 1SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cowlairs and Port Dundas
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
530 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.3%). Flats make up 81.3%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G21 1SUScotland
Detached2.5%23.9%
Semi-detached5.1%23.3%
Terraced10.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat81.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.9% of households in the G21 1SU area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 14.9% own outright and 13% with a mortgage.

G21 1SU
28%
16%
52%
Scotland
  • Owned27.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.5%0.9%
  • Private rented15.6%12.9%
  • Social rented51.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G21 1SUScotland
Owned outright14.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.6%12.4%
Other private rented1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 63.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G21 1SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (45.1%). 10.2% of households include dependent children.

G21 1SUScotland
Living alone, under 6645.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.2%14.3%
Couple, no children11.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children3.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 G21 1SU (Cowlairs and Port Dundas) (about 530 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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