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Housing in DG7 2FA

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

Neighbourhood
Gatehouse
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,005 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.8%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG7 2FAScotland
Detached32.8%23.9%
Semi-detached25.1%23.3%
Terraced35.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.3% of households in the DG7 2FA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 54.9% own outright and 16.4% with a mortgage.

DG7 2FA
71%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned71.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented8.1%12.9%
  • Social rented18.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG7 2FAScotland
Owned outright54.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG7 2FAScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.9%). 14.2% of households include dependent children.

DG7 2FAScotland
Living alone, under 6617%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over23.9%14.3%
Couple, no children18.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over17%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 2FA (Gatehouse) (about 1,005 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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