Housing in PA1 2PH
What the homes in PA1 2PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Paisley North West
- Council
- Renfrewshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 722 (2024)
PA1 2PHRenfrewshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.7%). Flats make up 82.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
27.3% of households in the PA1 2PH area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18.8% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 12.9% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.3%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
- Private rented18.8%12.9%
- Social rented53.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free1%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 61.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (43.3%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA1 2PH (Paisley North West) (about 722 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.