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Housing in G46 9SU

What the homes in G46 9SU 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
475 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.1%). Flats make up 30.2%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

G46 9SUScotland
Detached18.6%23.9%
Semi-detached27.6%23.3%
Terraced23.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29.1%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

72.9% of households in the G46 9SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.7% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.

G46 9SU
73%
19%
Scotland
  • Owned72.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented7.5%12.9%
  • Social rented19.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G46 9SUScotland
Owned outright40.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G46 9SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.6%). 27.1% of households include dependent children.

G46 9SUScotland
Living alone, under 6618.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%14.3%
Couple, no children13.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children22.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 9SU (Thornliebank South and Woodfarm) (about 475 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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