Renting in Glasgow

Average Rent in Glasgow

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The average rent in Glasgow is £1,195/mo, with 9,442 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Glasgow rental appears.

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Renting in Glasgow

What it costs to rent in Glasgow

Glasgow currently has 9,442 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,195 a month. 446 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 7% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is G65 at around £733/mo, while G3 sits nearer £1,545/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Glasgow rental market at a glance

9,442

Active rentals in Glasgow

£1,195/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Glasgow

Median monthly rent, based on 9,442 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£895/mo	2046
2 bed	£1,200/mo	4300
3 bed	£1,695/mo	1371
4+ bed	£2,800/mo	724
Room	£650/mo	590

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Glasgow rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Glasgow. Latest: £1,276/mo (Mar 26, +4.9% YoY).

Latest

£1,276

Mar 26

Annual

+4.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£904

Apr 21

Total change

+41%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Glasgow

92% of Glasgow premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

92%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

483 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
92%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Glasgow City), July 2025, covering 324,105 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Property types

What’s on offer in Glasgow

Flats & apartments

7535

87% of listings

Houses

552

6% of listings

Rooms

590

7% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Glasgow — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 39% of the 571 houses currently advertised in Glasgow.

Terraced
39%221
Semi-detached
30%170
Detached
15%84
Other house
13%77
Bungalow
3%19

Rent by postcode

Where Glasgow rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 7,029 live listings in 44 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Glasgow

1G3£1,545/mo963 rentals
2G12£1,500/mo585 rentals
3G61£1,475/mo39 rentals

Cheapest in Glasgow

1G65£733/mo30 rentals
2G75£750/mo53 rentals
3G74£750/mo65 rentals

Features · Glasgow

Garden, parking, and floor area in Glasgow

Live signal across 9,442 Glasgow rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

62%

of 1,818 Glasgow listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

75%

of 2,511 Glasgow listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Glasgow

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Glasgow has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 72 of 72 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Glasgow is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
72 of 72 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Glasgow ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Glasgow

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

West End has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Glasgow.

West End
No data available this month · pop. ~55,000
0.0
per 1k
Southside
No data available this month · pop. ~60,000
0.0
per 1k
Dennistoun
No data available this month · pop. ~12,000
0.0
per 1k
Finnieston
No data available this month · pop. ~9,000
0.0
per 1k
Merchant City
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Glasgow listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Glasgow.

Rightmove

6253

OpenRent

2048

SpareRoom

590

OnTheMarket

338

PrimeLocation

213

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Frequently asked

Renting in Glasgow — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Glasgow?

The median rent in Glasgow is £1195/month based on 9442 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Glasgow?

There are currently 9442 rental properties available in Glasgow, with 446 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Glasgow safe for renters?

Glasgow has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Glasgow?

The most commonly reported crime category in Glasgow is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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