Postcode sector · Renfrewshire

Housing in PA4 9

What the homes in PA4 9 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council: Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,134 (2024)

PA4 9Postcode sector · Renfrewshire

Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.6%). Flats make up 41.1%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA4 9Scotland

Detached19.1%23.9%

Semi-detached25%23.3%

Terraced15.2%18.2%

Purpose-built flat40.6%32.4%

Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%

Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%0.4%

Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%

Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.7% of households in PA4 9 own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.4% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.

PA4 9

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Scotland

Owned70.7%62.4%
Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
Private rented11.3%12.9%
Social rented16.6%22.5%
Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA4 9Scotland

Owned outright36.4%33.9%

With a mortgage or loan34.3%28.4%

From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%12.4%

Other private rented0.4%0.5%

Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA4 9Scotland

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.9%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

PA4 9Scotland

Living alone, under 6623.9%22.8%

Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.3%

Couple, no children18%17.4%

Couple with dependent children14.3%16.3%

Couple with grown-up children7.5%6%

Lone parent with dependent children5.4%5.8%

Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.1%

Family, all aged 66 and over9.4%8.7%

Sharers and other households3.1%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

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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Housing in PA4 9

What homes look like here

Owning vs renting

By mortgage and landlord type

How many people live in each home

Who lives together

Private rents in Scotland

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