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Housing in PA6 7NT

What the homes in PA6 7NT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Houston South
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
604 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA6 7NTScotland
Detached31.7%23.9%
Semi-detached32%23.3%
Terraced30.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat6.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.3% of households in the PA6 7NT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.1% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.

PA6 7NT
85%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned85.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented13.2%12.9%
  • Social rented0.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA6 7NTScotland
Owned outright51.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan34.2%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 2.0 people living in it. 38.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA6 7NTScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (26%). 18.2% of households include dependent children.

PA6 7NTScotland
Living alone, under 6622.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.7%14.3%
Couple, no children26%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.6%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 PA6 7NT (Houston South) (about 604 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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