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Baillieston

Ward

East Glasgow. About 23,483 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Baillieston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
23,011
79th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Baillieston compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BailliestonMiddle
Population23 wards, Glasgow · 2021
Population: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 20,459 to 35,996. The middle area is 27,714. Baillieston is 23,011.
23,0115th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 wards, Glasgow · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 0.0% to 45.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Baillieston is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Glasgow · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 78.9% to 99.4%. The middle area is 98.1%. Baillieston is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 2nd highest
Claimant rate23 wards, Glasgow · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 1.8% to 6.9%. The middle area is 5.4%. Baillieston is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 2nd lowest

What is the population of Baillieston?

Baillieston had 23,011 usual residents at the census.

Baillieston is the 79th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Glasgow

These figures are published for the whole of Glasgow, not for each ward, so they describe all of Glasgow and not Baillieston alone. See Glasgow

Average house price
£193,675
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,125
164th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
Joint 47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
654,330
Up 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Baillieston in brief

Baillieston had 23,011 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Baillieston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Baillieston, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Baillieston, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.