Housing in DG7 9
What the homes in DG7 9 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 1,072 (2024)
DG7 9Postcode sector · Dumfries and Galloway
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (32.6%). Flats make up 30.1%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
60.3% of households in DG7 9 own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.6% own outright and 15.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.3%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
- Private rented16.4%12.9%
- Social rented20.9%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.8%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 43.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.3%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
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.