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Housing in G66 2BB

What the homes in G66 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hillhead
Council
East Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
506 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.7%). Flats make up 41.5%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G66 2BBScotland
Detached16.3%23.9%
Semi-detached18.7%23.3%
Terraced20.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat40.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.1% of households in the G66 2BB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.2% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.

G66 2BB
43%
13%
43%
Scotland
  • Owned43.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented13%12.9%
  • Social rented42.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G66 2BBScotland
Owned outright27.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan15.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.4%12.4%
Other private rented1.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G66 2BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.1%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

G66 2BBScotland
Living alone, under 6614.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.1%14.3%
Couple, no children13.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 G66 2BB (Hillhead) (about 506 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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