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Housing in PA4 8EA

What the homes in PA4 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Renfrew South West
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
490 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (80.3%). Flats make up 82.3%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA4 8EAScotland
Detached3.9%23.9%
Semi-detached6.9%23.3%
Terraced3.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat80.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.4% of households in the PA4 8EA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.2% own outright and 19.2% with a mortgage.

PA4 8EA
39%
19%
42%
Scotland
  • Owned39.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented18.7%12.9%
  • Social rented41.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA4 8EAScotland
Owned outright20.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.3%12.4%
Other private rented1.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA4 8EAScotland
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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 (31.5%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.

PA4 8EAScotland
Living alone, under 6631.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%14.3%
Couple, no children8.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children14.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 PA4 8EA (Renfrew South West) (about 490 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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