Postcode · East Renfrewshire

G76 8JP area guide

Who lives in G76 8JP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Busby
Council: East Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 657 (2024)

G76 8JPEast Renfrewshire

At a glance

What G76 8JP is like

G76 8JP is a postcode in the Busby area of East Renfrewshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 657 people. 85.2% of households own their home, 5.5% rent privately and 5.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 59.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G76 8JP compares

Headline figures for G76 8JP, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

25per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in East Renfrewshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.7/ 10

Good: 3 stations within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G76 8JP differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 5.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
85.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G76 8JP FAQs

Is G76 8JP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.7 out of 10 (good).

Is G76 8JP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. East Renfrewshire recorded 25 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in G76 8JP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 9.3% of residents. 85.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (37.1%).

Which council covers G76 8JP?

The local authority for G76 8JP is East Renfrewshire.

G76 8JP comes under East Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G76 8JP?

Connectivity scores 5.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 5.7 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Busby Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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