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Housing in PA15 2TH

What the homes in PA15 2TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Greenock Lower East
Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
829 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (52.5%). Flats make up 53.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA15 2THScotland
Detached3.7%23.9%
Semi-detached30.9%23.3%
Terraced12%18.2%
Purpose-built flat52.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.6% of households in the PA15 2TH area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.3% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.1% own outright and 12.5% with a mortgage.

PA15 2TH
28%
61%
Scotland
  • Owned27.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.5%0.9%
  • Private rented8.3%12.9%
  • Social rented60.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA15 2THScotland
Owned outright15.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA15 2THScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.5%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

PA15 2THScotland
Living alone, under 6631.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.9%14.3%
Couple, no children8.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children6.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children14.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 PA15 2TH (Greenock Lower East) (about 829 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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