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Housing in PA23 7UP

What the homes in PA23 7UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cowal South
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
673 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (76.7%). Flats make up 9.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA23 7UPScotland
Detached76.7%23.9%
Semi-detached12.8%23.3%
Terraced2.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

92.7% of households in the PA23 7UP area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 71.7% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.

PA23 7UP
93%
Scotland
  • Owned92.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5%12.9%
  • Social rented2.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA23 7UPScotland
Owned outright71.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA23 7UPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (25.6%). 12.3% of households include dependent children.

PA23 7UPScotland
Living alone, under 6610%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.7%14.3%
Couple, no children20.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over25.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 PA23 7UP (Cowal South) (about 673 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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