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Housing in PA16 0RB

What the homes in PA16 0RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Braeside, Branchton, Ravenscraig
Council
Inverclyde
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
700 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (58%). Flats make up 6.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA16 0RBScotland
Detached2.2%23.9%
Semi-detached30.1%23.3%
Terraced58%18.2%
Purpose-built flat6.6%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

67.1% of households in the PA16 0RB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.

PA16 0RB
67%
26%
Scotland
  • Owned67.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented4.4%12.9%
  • Social rented25.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA16 0RBScotland
Owned outright37%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA16 0RBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.4%). 26% of households include dependent children.

PA16 0RBScotland
Living alone, under 6613.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.4%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 PA16 0RB (Braeside, Branchton, Ravenscraig) (about 700 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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