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Housing in G46 7SU

What the homes in G46 7SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thornliebank South and Woodfarm
Council
East Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
940 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.4%). Flats make up 52.4%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G46 7SUScotland
Detached3.3%23.9%
Semi-detached34.9%23.3%
Terraced11.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat51.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.7% of households in the G46 7SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.3% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

G46 7SU
60%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned59.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented8.5%12.9%
  • Social rented29.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G46 7SUScotland
Owned outright32.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G46 7SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29%). 25.9% of households include dependent children.

G46 7SUScotland
Living alone, under 6629%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12%14.3%
Couple, no children11.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.4%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 G46 7SU (Thornliebank South and Woodfarm) (about 940 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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