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Housing overview

This section looks at housing, including number of households, housing types and tenures, housing quality, fuel poverty and homelessness. 

Housing infographic.

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  • Glasgow had just under 300,000 households in 2021, and the number of households had increased by 26,000 (10%) since 2001.
  • NRS estimates that this will rise to 328,229 households by 2043.
  • 44% of Glasgow's households were single adults, and a further 7% were single parents.
  • 73% of Glasgow's households live in flat, but this varies by neighbourhood within the city.
  • 19% of households in the city rent privately, whilst 32% are in social rented households.
  • Just over a quarter of houses in Glasgow were in urgent need of repair in 2016-18.
  • 6,199 households were assessed as homeless in Glasgow in 2023/24 – these households were made up of 7,081 adults and 2,591 children. 
  • Around a quarter of households in Glasgow were in fuel poverty in 2017-19.