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Housing in G60 5BB

What the homes in G60 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Garshake, Milton and Bowling
Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
646 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (69.7%). Flats make up 72.5%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G60 5BBScotland
Detached8.2%23.9%
Semi-detached6.6%23.3%
Terraced7.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat69.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home2.9%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.9% of households in the G60 5BB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 41.4% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.

G60 5BB
78%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned77.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented12.7%12.9%
  • Social rented5.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G60 5BBScotland
Owned outright41.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan36.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 51.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G60 5BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32%). 7% of households include dependent children.

G60 5BBScotland
Living alone, under 6632%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.7%14.3%
Couple, no children19.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children4.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 G60 5BB (Garshake, Milton and Bowling) (about 646 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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