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Housing in DG6 4RT

What the homes in DG6 4RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gatehouse
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
576 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (55.2%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG6 4RTScotland
Detached24.1%23.9%
Semi-detached55.2%23.3%
Terraced19.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.6% of households in the DG6 4RT area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 43.7% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

DG6 4RT
66%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned65.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented8.1%12.9%
  • Social rented24.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG6 4RTScotland
Owned outright43.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG6 4RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.1%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

DG6 4RTScotland
Living alone, under 6614.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%14.3%
Couple, no children15.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.9%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 DG6 4RT (Gatehouse) (about 576 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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