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Housing in G40 3BB

What the homes in G40 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barrowfield Central
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
992 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (62.3%). Flats make up 62.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G40 3BBScotland
Detached1.6%23.9%
Semi-detached8.3%23.3%
Terraced27.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat62.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

23% of households in the G40 3BB area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 9.3% own outright and 13.7% with a mortgage.

G40 3BB
23%
22%
54%
Scotland
  • Owned23%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented21.7%12.9%
  • Social rented54%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G40 3BBScotland
Owned outright9.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G40 3BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.7%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.

G40 3BBScotland
Living alone, under 6629.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%14.3%
Couple, no children10.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households11.8%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 3BB (Barrowfield Central) (about 992 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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