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Housing in DG7 1EB

What the homes in DG7 1EB 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
941 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.6%). Flats make up 16.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG7 1EBScotland
Detached11.7%23.9%
Semi-detached44.6%23.3%
Terraced26.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat12.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.9% of households in the DG7 1EB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.5% own outright and 18.4% with a mortgage.

DG7 1EB
52%
21%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned51.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented21.2%12.9%
  • Social rented23.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG7 1EBScotland
Owned outright33.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG7 1EBScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.5%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.

DG7 1EBScotland
Living alone, under 6625.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%14.3%
Couple, no children14.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 1EB (Castle Douglas) (about 941 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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