Postcode district · West Dunbartonshire

G60 area guide

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

Council: West Dunbartonshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 7,021 (2024)

G60Postcode district · West Dunbartonshire

At a glance

What G60 is like

The G60 postcode district in West Dunbartonshire covers 140 live postcodes and is home to about 7,021 people in 3,243 households. 77.1% of households own their home, 7.6% rent privately and 13% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G60 compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.1/ 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

4.7/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 16 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in G60. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G60 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
77.1% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G60 FAQs

Is G60 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.1 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10 (good).

Is G60 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.4% of residents. 77.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (35.5%).

Which council covers G60?

The local authority for G60 is West Dunbartonshire.

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

How well connected is G60?

Connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10.

There are 16 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.7 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Kilpatrick Rail Station, 0.2 miles 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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