Postcode · East Dunbartonshire

G61 4DZ area guide

Who lives in G61 4DZ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: South Castlehill and Thorn
Council: East Dunbartonshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 686 (2024)

G61 4DZEast Dunbartonshire

At a glance

What G61 4DZ is like

G61 4DZ is a postcode in the South Castlehill and Thorn area of East Dunbartonshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 686 people. 61.7% of households own their home, 6.4% rent privately and 29.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 51.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G61 4DZ compares

Headline figures for G61 4DZ, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

28per 1,000

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

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 21 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

10 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G61 4DZ differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 6.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

G61 4DZ FAQs

Is G61 4DZ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is G61 4DZ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. East Dunbartonshire recorded 28 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in G61 4DZ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.9% of residents. 61.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (37.3%).

Which council covers G61 4DZ?

The local authority for G61 4DZ is East Dunbartonshire.

G61 4DZ comes under East Dunbartonshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G61 4DZ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 21 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Bearsden Rail Station, 1 mile 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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