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G65 9RS area guide

Who lives in G65 9RS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Twechar and Harestanes East
Council: East Dunbartonshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 587 (2024)

G65 9RSNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G65 9RS is like

G65 9RS is a postcode in the Twechar and Harestanes East area of East Dunbartonshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 587 people. 66.7% of households own their home, 3.2% rent privately and 29.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 59.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G65 9RS compares

Headline figures for G65 9RS, 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

2.8/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 17 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

9 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G65 9RS differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 3.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

G65 9RS FAQs

Is G65 9RS 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 2.8 out of 10 (limited).

Is G65 9RS 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 G65 9RS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.5% of residents. 66.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (40.6%).

Which council covers G65 9RS?

The local authority for G65 9RS is East Dunbartonshire.

G65 9RS comes under East Dunbartonshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G65 9RS?

Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10.

There are 17 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Croy Rail Station, 2.0 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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