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Housing in PA23 8PS

What the homes in PA23 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hunter's Quay
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
492 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (48.5%). Flats make up 21.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA23 8PSScotland
Detached48.5%23.9%
Semi-detached23.7%23.3%
Terraced3.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat15.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home2.1%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.2% of households in the PA23 8PS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 54.6% own outright and 19.6% with a mortgage.

PA23 8PS
74%
17%
Scotland
  • Owned74.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented6.9%12.9%
  • Social rented17.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA23 8PSScotland
Owned outright54.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.2%12.4%
Other private rented1.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA23 8PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (21.6%). 14.4% of households include dependent children.

PA23 8PSScotland
Living alone, under 6614.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.9%14.3%
Couple, no children20.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 8PS (Hunter's Quay) (about 492 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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