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Housing in DG3 4EF

What the homes in DG3 4EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thornhill
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
742 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.8%). Flats make up 2.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG3 4EFScotland
Detached45.8%23.9%
Semi-detached30.6%23.3%
Terraced18.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.2% of households in the DG3 4EF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 48% own outright and 18.2% with a mortgage.

DG3 4EF
66%
19%
Scotland
  • Owned66.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented19%12.9%
  • Social rented10.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free4.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG3 4EFScotland
Owned outright48%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG3 4EFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.4%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

DG3 4EFScotland
Living alone, under 6612.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.4%14.3%
Couple, no children20.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 DG3 4EF (Thornhill) (about 742 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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