Housing in G42 8SY
What the homes in G42 8SY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Govanhill East and Aikenhead
- Council
- Glasgow City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 954 (2024)
G42 8SYGlasgow City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (96.9%). Flats make up 97.3%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
20.4% of households in the G42 8SY area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.3% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 11% own outright and 9.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.4%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented14.3%12.9%
- Social rented63.5%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.7%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 55.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (45.3%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around G42 8SY (Govanhill East and Aikenhead) (about 954 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.