Postcode · East Renfrewshire

G78 2QA area guide

Who lives in G78 2QA, 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: 1,034 (2024)

G78 2QAEast Renfrewshire

At a glance

What G78 2QA is like

G78 2QA 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 1,034 people. 76.1% of households own their home, 5.3% rent privately and 15.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 60.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G78 2QA compares

Headline figures for G78 2QA, 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, 20 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G78 2QA differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 5.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76.1% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G78 2QA FAQs

Is G78 2QA 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 2QA 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 2QA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 10.4% of residents. 76.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (46.6%).

Which council covers G78 2QA?

The local authority for G78 2QA is East Renfrewshire.

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

How well connected is G78 2QA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 20 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, 0.6 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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