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Housing in G77 6UP

What the homes in G77 6UP 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
967 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.3%). Flats make up 26.6%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

G77 6UPScotland
Detached7.4%23.9%
Semi-detached21.8%23.3%
Terraced47.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat25.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.4% of households in the G77 6UP area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 17.2% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

G77 6UP
38%
52%
Scotland
  • Owned38.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10%12.9%
  • Social rented51.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G77 6UPScotland
Owned outright17.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 49.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G77 6UPScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.9%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

G77 6UPScotland
Living alone, under 6630.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.3%14.3%
Couple, no children7.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 G77 6UP (Mearns Village, Westacres and Greenfarm) (about 967 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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