Housing in PA3 2PG
What the homes in PA3 2PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Paisley North
- Council
- Renfrewshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,054 (2024)
PA3 2PGRenfrewshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.4%). Flats make up 33.7%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
54.6% of households in the PA3 2PG area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.8% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.1% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.6%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
- Private rented19.8%12.9%
- Social rented25.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 46% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.9%). 26.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA3 2PG (Paisley North) (about 1,054 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.