Housing in DG2 7RT
What the homes in DG2 7RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Troqueer
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 611 (2024)
DG2 7RTDumfries and Galloway
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.7%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
90.1% of households in the DG2 7RT area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 61.8% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented4.1%12.9%
- Social rented1.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free2%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.8%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG2 7RT (Troqueer) (about 611 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.