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Glasgow area guide

Who lives in Glasgow, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Glasgow City
Region: Scotland
Population: 686,460 (2024)

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At a glance

What Glasgow is like

Glasgow is a city in Glasgow City in Scotland. It is home to about 686,460 people across 310,520 households. 48% of households own their home, 16.3% rent privately and 33.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 51.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How Glasgow compares

Headline figures for Glasgow, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.2/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

85per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Glasgow City a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

10.0/ 10

Excellent: 16 stations within a mile, 46 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

210

210 schools in Glasgow. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Glasgow differs most from the national average.

01
A student area
15% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
02
A young populationPositive
26.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
03
A big private rental marketPositive
16.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
04
A lot of social housingLook closer
33.4% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
05
Well connectedPositive
16 stations within a mile and 46 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.

Questions

Glasgow FAQs

Is Glasgow a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.2 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10 (excellent).

Is Glasgow safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Glasgow City recorded 85 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in Glasgow?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 9.1% of residents. 48% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (64.3%).

Which council covers Glasgow?

The local authority for Glasgow is Glasgow City.

Glasgow comes under Glasgow City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is Glasgow?

Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10.

There are 46 bus stops within 800m and 16 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 10.0 out of 10 (excellent). The nearest station is Broomielaw Quay Ferry Terminal, 0.1 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. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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