Postcode district · East Dunbartonshire

G62 area guide

Who lives in G62, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: East Dunbartonshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 14,769 (2024)

G62Postcode district · East Dunbartonshire

At a glance

What G62 is like

The G62 postcode district in East Dunbartonshire covers 455 live postcodes and is home to about 14,769 people in 6,486 households. 82.3% of households own their home, 6.2% rent privately and 10.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G62 compares

Headline figures for G62, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.9/ 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, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools in G62. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G62 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 6.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
82.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G62 FAQs

Is G62 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.9 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 G62 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 G62?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8% of residents. 82.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (34.5%).

Which council covers G62?

The local authority for G62 is East Dunbartonshire.

G62 comes under East Dunbartonshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G62?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Milngavie Rail Station, 0.3 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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