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Housing in G51 4SU

What the homes in G51 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Drumoyne and Shieldhall
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
707 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.9%). Flats make up 46.4%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G51 4SUScotland
Detached2.4%23.9%
Semi-detached25.9%23.3%
Terraced23.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat44.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.7% of households in the G51 4SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.7% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.

G51 4SU
69%
16%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned68.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented15.7%12.9%
  • Social rented13%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G51 4SUScotland
Owned outright38%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G51 4SUScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

G51 4SUScotland
Living alone, under 6625.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16%14.3%
Couple, no children17.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 G51 4SU (Drumoyne and Shieldhall) (about 707 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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