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Housing in PA1 3SU

What the homes in PA1 3SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Paisley North East
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
858 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.9%). Flats make up 58.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA1 3SUScotland
Detached8%23.9%
Semi-detached29.6%23.3%
Terraced3.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat53.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.4% of households in the PA1 3SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.9% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.

PA1 3SU
70%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned70.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented15%12.9%
  • Social rented11.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA1 3SUScotland
Owned outright33.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan36.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA1 3SUScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.3%). 18.5% of households include dependent children.

PA1 3SUScotland
Living alone, under 6631.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%14.3%
Couple, no children17.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 PA1 3SU (Paisley North East) (about 858 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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