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Housing in PA2 9EA

What the homes in PA2 9EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Paisley South West
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
420 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.6%). Flats make up 46.9%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA2 9EAScotland
Detached14%23.9%
Semi-detached17.5%23.3%
Terraced19.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat45.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.5% of households in the PA2 9EA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 53.1% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.

PA2 9EA
82%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned82.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented12.7%12.9%
  • Social rented2.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA2 9EAScotland
Owned outright53.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA2 9EAScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.8%). 11.4% of households include dependent children.

PA2 9EAScotland
Living alone, under 6626.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over25.9%14.3%
Couple, no children18.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14%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 PA2 9EA (Paisley South West) (about 420 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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