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Housing in G53 5RT

What the homes in G53 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pollok North and East
Council
Glasgow City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
668 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (57.7%). Flats make up 60.2%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G53 5RTScotland
Detached1.9%23.9%
Semi-detached22.6%23.3%
Terraced14.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat57.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.9% of households in the G53 5RT area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 18.6% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.

G53 5RT
53%
38%
Scotland
  • Owned52.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented7.7%12.9%
  • Social rented37.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G53 5RTScotland
Owned outright18.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan34.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G53 5RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.

G53 5RTScotland
Living alone, under 6627.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%14.3%
Couple, no children18.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 G53 5RT (Pollok North and East) (about 668 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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