Postcode district · East Dunbartonshire

G66 area guide

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

Council: East Dunbartonshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 44,054 (2024)

G66Postcode district · East Dunbartonshire

At a glance

What G66 is like

The G66 postcode district in East Dunbartonshire covers 1,266 live postcodes and is home to about 44,054 people in 18,367 households. 73.6% of households own their home, 7% rent privately and 17.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G66 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.8/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 38 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

21 schools in G66. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G66 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
73.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G66 FAQs

Is G66 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.8 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is G66 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8% of residents. 73.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (31.5%).

Which council covers G66?

The local authority for G66 is East Dunbartonshire.

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

How well connected is G66?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 38 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Lenzie Rail Station, 1.3 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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