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Housing in G62 8DS

What the homes in G62 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barloch
Council
East Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
896 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.3%). Flats make up 27.8%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

G62 8DSScotland
Detached26%23.9%
Semi-detached35.3%23.3%
Terraced9.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat27.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

90.7% of households in the G62 8DS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 57.1% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.

G62 8DS
91%
Scotland
  • Owned90.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented6%12.9%
  • Social rented0.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G62 8DSScotland
Owned outright57.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G62 8DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.4%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

G62 8DSScotland
Living alone, under 6610%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over23.4%14.3%
Couple, no children21.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.9%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 G62 8DS (Barloch) (about 896 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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