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Housing in G21 4JS

What the homes in G21 4JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Springburn
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,245 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (83.6%). Flats make up 84.7%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G21 4JSScotland
Detached0.7%23.9%
Semi-detached4.1%23.3%
Terraced10.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat83.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21% of households in the G21 4JS area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 12.4% own outright and 8.6% with a mortgage.

G21 4JS
21%
64%
Scotland
  • Owned21%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented11.4%12.9%
  • Social rented63.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G21 4JSScotland
Owned outright12.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan8.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12%12.4%
Other private rented1.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 52% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G21 4JSScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38.3%). 20.8% of households include dependent children.

G21 4JSScotland
Living alone, under 6638.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%14.3%
Couple, no children7.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.9%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 4JS (Springburn) (about 1,245 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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