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Giffnock and Thornliebank

Ward

The north east of the East Renfrewshire. About 15,957 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.9 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 Giffnock and Thornliebank live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,915
614th 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
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Giffnock and Thornliebank compares

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

Giffnock and ThornliebankMiddle
Population5 wards, East Renfrewshire · 2021
Population: every ward in East Renfrewshire5 areas from 15,915 to 23,993. The middle area is 19,014. Giffnock and Thornliebank is 15,915.
15,915least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares5 wards, East Renfrewshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in East Renfrewshire5 areas from 0.0% to 39.0%. The middle area is 1.0%. Giffnock and Thornliebank is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage5 wards, East Renfrewshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Renfrewshire5 areas from 91.6% to 99.2%. The middle area is 96.1%. Giffnock and Thornliebank is 97.1%.
97.1%2nd highest
Claimant rate5 wards, East Renfrewshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Renfrewshire5 areas from 1.1% to 2.8%. The middle area is 1.9%. Giffnock and Thornliebank is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 2nd highest

What is the population of Giffnock and Thornliebank?

Giffnock and Thornliebank had 15,915 usual residents at the census.

Giffnock and Thornliebank is the 614th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Renfrewshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Renfrewshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Renfrewshire and not Giffnock and Thornliebank alone. See East Renfrewshire

Average house price
£303,413
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,279
37th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 136th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
99,840
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Giffnock and Thornliebank in brief

Giffnock and Thornliebank had 15,915 usual residents at the census.

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

In Giffnock and Thornliebank, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Giffnock and Thornliebank, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.