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Housing in G61 3LS

What the homes in G61 3LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kilmardinny West
Council
East Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
942 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.9%). Flats make up 23.7%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

G61 3LSScotland
Detached55.9%23.9%
Semi-detached12.1%23.3%
Terraced8.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat22.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.9% of households in the G61 3LS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 50.5% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.

G61 3LS
90%
Scotland
  • Owned89.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented5.2%12.9%
  • Social rented6.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G61 3LSScotland
Owned outright50.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan39.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G61 3LSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.5%). 29.6% of households include dependent children.

G61 3LSScotland
Living alone, under 6613.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18%14.3%
Couple, no children11.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children26.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households1%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 G61 3LS (Kilmardinny West) (about 942 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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