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G66 8BL area guide

Who lives in G66 8BL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Milton of Campsie
Council: East Dunbartonshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 912 (2024)

G66 8BLEast Dunbartonshire

At a glance

What G66 8BL is like

G66 8BL is a postcode in the Milton of Campsie area of East Dunbartonshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 912 people. 87.6% of households own their home, 3.3% rent privately and 9.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 45.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G66 8BL compares

Headline figures for G66 8BL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

2.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G66 8BL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
32.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 3.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
87.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G66 8BL FAQs

Is G66 8BL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is G66 8BL 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 G66 8BL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.2% of residents. 87.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (44%).

Which council covers G66 8BL?

The local authority for G66 8BL is East Dunbartonshire.

G66 8BL comes under East Dunbartonshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G66 8BL?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Lenzie Rail Station, 2.9 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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