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Housing in DG13 0BF

What the homes in DG13 0BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Langholm and Eskdale
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
692 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.8%). Flats make up 26%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG13 0BFScotland
Detached12.3%23.9%
Semi-detached14.5%23.3%
Terraced50.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat18.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.7% of households in the DG13 0BF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 26.5% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 45.1% own outright and 18.6% with a mortgage.

DG13 0BF
64%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned63.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented26.5%12.9%
  • Social rented10.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG13 0BFScotland
Owned outright45.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.1%12.4%
Other private rented1.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG13 0BFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.2%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.

DG13 0BFScotland
Living alone, under 6623.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.2%14.3%
Couple, no children18%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3%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 DG13 0BF (Langholm and Eskdale) (about 692 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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