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Housing in G3 8EA

What the homes in G3 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Finnieston and Kelvinhaugh
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,268 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (98.5%). Flats make up 98.7%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G3 8EAScotland
Detached0.6%23.9%
Semi-detached0.6%23.3%
Terraced0.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat98.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.5% of households in the G3 8EA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 34.5% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 11.5% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.

G3 8EA
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35%
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Scotland
  • Owned34.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented34.5%12.9%
  • Social rented30%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G3 8EAScotland
Owned outright11.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G3 8EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.6%). 12.4% of households include dependent children.

G3 8EAScotland
Living alone, under 6637.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over3.8%14.3%
Couple, no children22.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households18.7%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 G3 8EA (Finnieston and Kelvinhaugh) (about 1,268 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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