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Housing in G40 2BB

What the homes in G40 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barrowfield Central
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,338 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (71.1%). Flats make up 73.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G40 2BBScotland
Detached3%23.9%
Semi-detached5.7%23.3%
Terraced17.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat71.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.1% of households in the G40 2BB area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 11% own outright and 11% with a mortgage.

G40 2BB
22%
13%
53%
Scotland
  • Owned22.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership8.2%0.9%
  • Private rented13.5%12.9%
  • Social rented53.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G40 2BBScotland
Owned outright11%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan11%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G40 2BBScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.1%). 15.8% of households include dependent children.

G40 2BBScotland
Living alone, under 6633.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.1%14.3%
Couple, no children12.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households9.9%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 G40 2BB (Barrowfield Central) (about 1,338 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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