Postcode · East Renfrewshire

G78 2JZ area guide

Who lives in G78 2JZ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Auchenback and Barrhead Dams
Council: East Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 681 (2024)

G78 2JZEast Renfrewshire

At a glance

What G78 2JZ is like

G78 2JZ is a postcode in the Auchenback and Barrhead Dams area of East Renfrewshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 681 people. 54.3% of households own their home, 7.6% rent privately and 30.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 60.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G78 2JZ compares

Headline figures for G78 2JZ, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G78 2JZ differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 7.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

G78 2JZ FAQs

Is G78 2JZ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is G78 2JZ 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 G78 2JZ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 9.5% of residents. 54.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (48.4%).

Which council covers G78 2JZ?

The local authority for G78 2JZ is East Renfrewshire.

G78 2JZ comes under East Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G78 2JZ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Balgray Rail Station, 0.3 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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