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East Centre

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East Glasgow. About 28,639 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.3 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 East Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
27,898
30th 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
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How East Centre compares

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

East CentreMiddle
Population23 wards, Glasgow · 2021
Population: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 20,459 to 35,996. The middle area is 27,714. East Centre is 27,898.
27,89811th most 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%. East Centre 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%. East Centre is 97.8%.
97.8%11th lowest
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%. East Centre is 5.6%.
5.6%joint 7th highest

What is the population of East Centre?

East Centre had 27,898 usual residents at the census.

East Centre is the 30th 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 East Centre 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
East Centre in brief

East Centre had 27,898 usual residents at the census.

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

In East Centre, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Centre, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.