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Housing in DG7 2BB

What the homes in DG7 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gatehouse
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
477 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (76.5%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG7 2BBScotland
Detached76.5%23.9%
Semi-detached17.2%23.3%
Terraced3.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.3% of households in the DG7 2BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.1% own outright and 8.1% with a mortgage.

DG7 2BB
64%
22%
Scotland
  • Owned64.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented21.7%12.9%
  • Social rented3.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free9.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG7 2BBScotland
Owned outright56.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan8.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG7 2BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (28.5%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.

DG7 2BBScotland
Living alone, under 6611.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%14.3%
Couple, no children28.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 2BB (Gatehouse) (about 477 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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