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Housing in DG9 9ND

What the homes in DG9 9ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rhins South
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
539 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.5%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DG9 9NDScotland
Detached43.5%23.9%
Semi-detached31.5%23.3%
Terraced16.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.5% of households in the DG9 9ND area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 34.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.6% own outright and 5.8% with a mortgage.

DG9 9ND
42%
35%
14%
Scotland
  • Owned42.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented34.6%12.9%
  • Social rented13.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DG9 9NDScotland
Owned outright36.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan5.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.6%12.4%
Other private rented1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 40.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DG9 9NDScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.2%). 14.7% of households include dependent children.

DG9 9NDScotland
Living alone, under 6619.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.2%14.3%
Couple, no children19.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%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 DG9 9ND (Rhins South) (about 539 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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