Housing in DG3 5DF
What the homes in DG3 5DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornhill
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 925 (2024)
DG3 5DFDumfries and Galloway
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.2%). Flats make up 10.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
58.5% of households in the DG3 5DF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42.3% own outright and 16.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.5%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented9.3%12.9%
- Social rented27.5%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.6%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.5% 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 under 66 (21.5%). 18.4% 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 DG3 5DF (Thornhill) (about 925 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.