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Housing in PA3 4SU

What the homes in PA3 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
757 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81%). Flats make up 81.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA3 4SUScotland
Detached2%23.9%
Semi-detached6.3%23.3%
Terraced10.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat81%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.4% of households in the PA3 4SU area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.2% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

PA3 4SU
44%
13%
43%
Scotland
  • Owned44.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented13.4%12.9%
  • Social rented42.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA3 4SUScotland
Owned outright23.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%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. 50% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA3 4SUScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.6%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.

PA3 4SUScotland
Living alone, under 6637.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.1%14.3%
Couple, no children8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children14.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2%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 PA3 4SU (Paisley Gallowhill and Hillington) (about 757 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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