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Housing in PA14 5SP

What the homes in PA14 5SP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Port Glasgow Mid, East and Central
Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
494 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.5%). Flats make up 43.5%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA14 5SPScotland
Detached5.7%23.9%
Semi-detached20.4%23.3%
Terraced30%18.2%
Purpose-built flat40.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.8% of households in the PA14 5SP area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.3% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

PA14 5SP
67%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned66.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented10.6%12.9%
  • Social rented20.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA14 5SPScotland
Owned outright37.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA14 5SPScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.4%). 14.5% of households include dependent children.

PA14 5SPScotland
Living alone, under 6631.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.2%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 PA14 5SP (Port Glasgow Mid, East and Central) (about 494 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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