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Housing in G31 2RT

What the homes in G31 2RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dennistoun
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
682 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (98%). Flats make up 99%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G31 2RTScotland
Detached0%23.9%
Semi-detached0.2%23.3%
Terraced0.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat98%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.5% of households in the G31 2RT area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 38.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 17.9% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.

G31 2RT
50%
39%
Scotland
  • Owned49.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.5%0.9%
  • Private rented38.6%12.9%
  • Social rented9.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G31 2RTScotland
Owned outright17.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 49% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G31 2RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.5%). 3.2% of households include dependent children.

G31 2RTScotland
Living alone, under 6640.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%14.3%
Couple, no children27.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children1.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households17.2%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 G31 2RT (Dennistoun) (about 682 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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