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Housing in G78 2DB

What the homes in G78 2DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dunterlie, East Arthurlie and Dovecothall
Council
East Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
680 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (58.6%). Flats make up 62.5%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G78 2DBScotland
Detached11.6%23.9%
Semi-detached19.6%23.3%
Terraced6.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat58.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.9% of households in the G78 2DB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.6% own outright and 15.3% with a mortgage.

G78 2DB
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15%
40%
Scotland
  • Owned42.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented14.8%12.9%
  • Social rented40.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G78 2DBScotland
Owned outright27.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan15.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 54.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G78 2DBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.2%). 17.9% of households include dependent children.

G78 2DBScotland
Living alone, under 6633.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%14.3%
Couple, no children9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 G78 2DB (Dunterlie, East Arthurlie and Dovecothall) (about 680 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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