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Housing in G21 3UP

What the homes in G21 3UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Springburn
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
851 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.2%). Flats make up 52.5%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G21 3UPScotland
Detached1.7%23.9%
Semi-detached21.7%23.3%
Terraced24.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat51.2%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

67.5% of households in the G21 3UP area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.7% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.

G21 3UP
67%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned67.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented9.1%12.9%
  • Social rented25.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G21 3UPScotland
Owned outright33.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G21 3UPScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 17.2% of households include dependent children.

G21 3UPScotland
Living alone, under 6625.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%14.3%
Couple, no children13.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 3UP (Springburn) (about 851 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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