Glasgow City: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£501,979

Semi-detached

£304,524

Terraced

£249,421

Flat or maisonette

£162,766

First-time buyers

£174,386

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

  629,220 in 1991 → 650,300 in 2024 (+3.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £102,849 in 2005 → £193,675 in 2026 (+88.3%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £363 in 2008 → £615 in 2025 (+69.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  62.7% in 2004 → 71.2% in 2023 (+13.6%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  4.9% in 2001 → 4.6% in 2025 (−6.1%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,949 in 1997 → £20,974 in 2024 (+134.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for Glasgow City; 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

• Home gas use · Environment7,999 kWh (2024/25) · 16th lowest of 347
• Job density · Economy & work1.05 jobs per resident (2024) · 37th highest of 350
• Business births · Economy & work12.9% (2024) · 45th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access94.9% (January 2026) · 67th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing17.3% (2020 to 2024) · 364th lowest of 373
• No qualifications · Education & skills11.9% (2023) · 272nd lowest of 293
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 317th highest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.6% (2025) · 303rd lowest of 361