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Housing in DG12 6FF

What the homes in DG12 6FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Annan East
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,011 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37%). Flats make up 18.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG12 6FFScotland
Detached19.6%23.9%
Semi-detached23.5%23.3%
Terraced37%18.2%
Purpose-built flat18.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.5% of households in the DG12 6FF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.1% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.2% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.

DG12 6FF
45%
43%
Scotland
  • Owned45.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented11.1%12.9%
  • Social rented43.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG12 6FFScotland
Owned outright26.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG12 6FFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.6%). 26.2% of households include dependent children.

DG12 6FFScotland
Living alone, under 6628.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.7%14.3%
Couple, no children14.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG12 6FF (Annan East) (about 1,011 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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