As the table on the previous page shows, there has been a marked increase in private rented sector (PRS) properties across East Renfrewshire from 2011 to 2016. The largest increases are found in the areas of Clarkston/Busby and Thornliebank, with 60 per cent and 80 per cent increases in PRS properties respectively over the six year period.
There is a continuing high demand for private sector rental family accommodation in the Eastwood area. Sixty- five per cent of PRS stock in Thornliebank are tenemental properties and 97 per cent of those have at least 3 bedrooms. If detached and semi-detached properties are combined they account for 32 per cent of all PRS stock across Newton Mearns, and detached homes with 4 or more bedrooms account for 95 per cent of all detached PRS stock. Giffnock also has similar figures with 31 per cent of all stock being either detached or semi-detached.
Newton Mearns and Giffnock have the largest proportion of 2 bedroom PRS properties, possibly reflecting a requirement for more affordable private rental homes to house young or smaller families.
Thirty-eight per cent of PRS properties in the Clarkston/Busby area have at least 4 bedrooms, while 89 per cent have at least 3 bedrooms. 89 per cent of PRS properties in Eaglesham also have a minimum of 3 bedrooms while for Thornliebank the figure rises to 95 per cent.
Graph 42. Private Sector rentals by area 2016 (Source: Planning database) Private Sector Rentals (no of dwellings) as at April 2016
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Newton Mearns
Clarkston/ Busby
Giffnock Thornliebank Eaglesham Barrhead Neilston Uplawmoor 721 633
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