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Housing in DG5 4FA

What the homes in DG5 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dalbeattie
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
915 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.1%). Flats make up 16.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG5 4FAScotland
Detached23.4%23.9%
Semi-detached24.5%23.3%
Terraced35.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat13.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.9% of households in the DG5 4FA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 39.7% own outright and 22.2% with a mortgage.

DG5 4FA
62%
32%
Scotland
  • Owned61.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented7.3%12.9%
  • Social rented32%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG5 4FAScotland
Owned outright39.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 47.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG5 4FAScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.5%). 18.2% of households include dependent children.

DG5 4FAScotland
Living alone, under 6623.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over25.5%14.3%
Couple, no children15.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households1%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 DG5 4FA (Dalbeattie) (about 915 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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