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Housing in PA4 8ET

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

Neighbourhood
Renfrew West
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
917 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55.9%). Flats make up 56.2%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA4 8ETScotland
Detached4.4%23.9%
Semi-detached17.2%23.3%
Terraced24%18.2%
Purpose-built flat55.9%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

49.4% of households in the PA4 8ET area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 20.3% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 16% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

PA4 8ET
49%
20%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned49.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.7%0.9%
  • Private rented20.3%12.9%
  • Social rented26.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA4 8ETScotland
Owned outright16%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.3%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 45.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA4 8ETScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.1%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

PA4 8ETScotland
Living alone, under 6634.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%14.3%
Couple, no children18.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 8ET (Renfrew West) (about 917 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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