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Housing in G5 9EA

What the homes in G5 9EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Laurieston and Tradeston
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,159 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (88.8%). Flats make up 93.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G5 9EAScotland
Detached0.7%23.9%
Semi-detached1.8%23.3%
Terraced5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat88.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.5% of households in the G5 9EA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 45.2% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 12.3% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.

G5 9EA
39%
45%
Scotland
  • Owned39.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented45.2%12.9%
  • Social rented11.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G5 9EAScotland
Owned outright12.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent45%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G5 9EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.9%). 14% of households include dependent children.

G5 9EAScotland
Living alone, under 6637.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over2.6%14.3%
Couple, no children25.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households16.9%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 G5 9EA (Laurieston and Tradeston) (about 1,159 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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