Postcode · West Dunbartonshire

G60 5BL area guide

Who lives in G60 5BL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

G60 5BLWest Dunbartonshire

At a glance

What G60 5BL is like

G60 5BL is a postcode in the Garshake, Milton and Bowling area of West Dunbartonshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 646 people. 77.9% of households own their home, 12.7% rent privately and 5.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 55.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G60 5BL compares

Headline figures for G60 5BL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

69per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in West Dunbartonshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.3/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G60 5BL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
30.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
77.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G60 5BL FAQs

Is G60 5BL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.3 out of 10 (limited).

Is G60 5BL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. West Dunbartonshire recorded 69 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in G60 5BL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 11.3% of residents. 77.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (69.7%).

Which council covers G60 5BL?

The local authority for G60 5BL is West Dunbartonshire.

G60 5BL comes under West Dunbartonshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G60 5BL?

Connectivity scores 3.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.3 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Bowling Rail Station, 42 yards away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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