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Housing in PA2 8DF

What the homes in PA2 8DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Paisley Glenburn West
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
786 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.4%). Flats make up 39%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA2 8DFScotland
Detached2.9%23.9%
Semi-detached25.5%23.3%
Terraced29.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat36.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51% of households in the PA2 8DF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.5% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

PA2 8DF
51%
37%
Scotland
  • Owned51%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.6%12.9%
  • Social rented37.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA2 8DFScotland
Owned outright27.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA2 8DFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (17.8%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.

PA2 8DFScotland
Living alone, under 6616.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%14.3%
Couple, no children16.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children10.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 PA2 8DF (Paisley Glenburn West) (about 786 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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