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Housing in DG7 1BF

What the homes in DG7 1BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Castle Douglas
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
921 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.1%). Flats make up 16.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG7 1BFScotland
Detached20.5%23.9%
Semi-detached42.1%23.3%
Terraced20.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat14.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.4% of households in the DG7 1BF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 41.4% own outright and 18.9% with a mortgage.

DG7 1BF
60%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned60.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented11.7%12.9%
  • Social rented27.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG7 1BFScotland
Owned outright41.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG7 1BFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.7%). 18.7% of households include dependent children.

DG7 1BFScotland
Living alone, under 6617.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.7%14.3%
Couple, no children16.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 DG7 1BF (Castle Douglas) (about 921 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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