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Housing in PA15 3EQ

What the homes in PA15 3EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Greenock Upper East
Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
568 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (70%). Flats make up 16.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA15 3EQScotland
Detached1.7%23.9%
Semi-detached70%23.3%
Terraced12.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat16.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.1% of households in the PA15 3EQ area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 21.9% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

PA15 3EQ
45%
50%
Scotland
  • Owned45.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5.6%12.9%
  • Social rented50.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA15 3EQScotland
Owned outright21.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.6%12.4%
Other private rented2.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA15 3EQScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.5%). 28.3% of households include dependent children.

PA15 3EQScotland
Living alone, under 6615.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%14.3%
Couple, no children12%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children10.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households9.9%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 3EQ (Greenock Upper East) (about 568 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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