East Renfrewshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£545,621

Semi-detached

£329,538

Terraced

£259,565

Flat or maisonette

£172,002

First-time buyers

£223,391

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  85,770 in 1991 → 99,830 in 2024 (+16.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £159,211 in 2005 → £305,723 in 2026 (+92.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £440 in 2008 → £769 in 2025 (+75.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  77.3% in 2004 → 77.5% in 2023 (+0.3%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  1.8% in 2001 → 1.6% in 2025 (−11.1%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,093 in 1997 → £29,752 in 2024 (+111.1%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for East Renfrewshire; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work8.5% (2024/25) · 2nd lowest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.6% (2025) · 6th lowest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills85.5% (2023) · 6th highest of 348
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing68.7 years (2022 to 2024) · 7th highest of 195

Where it ranks worst

• Job density · Economy & work0.48 jobs per resident (2024) · 345th highest of 350
• Home gas use · Environment13,191 kWh (2024/25) · 345th lowest of 347
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work2.1% (2024) · 350th highest of 361
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access82.1 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 301st highest of 361