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Housing in G78 4BH

What the homes in G78 4BH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Beith East and Rural
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,133 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (58.4%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

G78 4BHScotland
Detached58.4%23.9%
Semi-detached13.3%23.3%
Terraced12.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat8.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home3.1%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.8% of households in the G78 4BH area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.4% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 48.3% own outright and 35.5% with a mortgage.

G78 4BH
84%
Scotland
  • Owned83.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented7.4%12.9%
  • Social rented9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G78 4BHScotland
Owned outright48.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan35.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G78 4BHScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.1%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

G78 4BHScotland
Living alone, under 6621.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%14.3%
Couple, no children20%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 G78 4BH (Beith East and Rural) (about 1,133 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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