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Postcode · East Renfrewshire

Housing in G77 6BL

What the homes in G77 6BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mearns Village, Westacres and Greenfarm
Council
East Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
715 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.5%). Flats make up 46.5%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G77 6BLScotland
Detached6.4%23.9%
Semi-detached27.2%23.3%
Terraced18.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat44.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.3% of households in the G77 6BL area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.4% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

G77 6BL
61%
31%
Scotland
  • Owned61.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented6.9%12.9%
  • Social rented30.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G77 6BLScotland
Owned outright32.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 41.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G77 6BLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 28.9% of households include dependent children.

G77 6BLScotland
Living alone, under 6622.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%14.3%
Couple, no children5.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households4%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 G77 6BL (Mearns Village, Westacres and Greenfarm) (about 715 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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