How does Glasgow City compare with the UK average for social housing?

The UK average is 17.5% of households. At 34.8%, Glasgow City is well above the national average (+17.3 percentage points) and ranks 5th of 374 UK local authorities.

Where does the Glasgow City social housing data come from?

The 2021–22 Census: ONS table TS054 (England & Wales), National Records of Scotland table UV404, and NISRA (Northern Ireland), aggregated to local-authority level by Housing Map. Open data under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Social housing in Glasgow City

Q: How much social housing is there in Glasgow City?

34.8% of households in Glasgow City are social housing — 102,310 of 293,701 households rent from a council or housing association, according to the 2021–22 Census.

34.8% of households in Glasgow City are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is well above the UK average of 17.5%.

34.8%Social housing

102,310Social homes

293,701All households

Glasgow City34.8%

UK average17.5%

How much social housing is there in Glasgow City?

Glasgow City ranks 5th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 293,701 households, 102,310 are social homes (34.8%) — renting from the council or a housing association.

How does Glasgow City compare with the UK average?

At +17.3 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Glasgow City sits well above the national level. It is among the highest shares in the country.

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Glasgow City at a glance

Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Glasgow City.

Broadband

Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).

Explore Glasgow City

See Glasgow City through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:

Which areas are similar to Glasgow City?

“Social housing” means households renting from a council/local authority or a housing association, counted on census day (2021 in England, Wales & Northern Ireland; 2022 in Scotland). Local-authority figures are aggregated by this site from small-area Census data and may differ from official totals; Scotland reports a combined social-rented figure. Sources: ONS Census 2021 (TS054), National Records of Scotland Census 2022 (UV404) and NISRA Census 2021, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the full notes and disclaimer.
Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).