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Housing in G81 1FA

What the homes in G81 1FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitecrook
Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,103 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (71%). Flats make up 72.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G81 1FAScotland
Detached0.9%23.9%
Semi-detached2.9%23.3%
Terraced21.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat71%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.8% of households in the G81 1FA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 18.8% own outright and 14% with a mortgage.

G81 1FA
33%
51%
Scotland
  • Owned32.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.2%0.9%
  • Private rented11.5%12.9%
  • Social rented50.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G81 1FAScotland
Owned outright18.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan14%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%12.4%
Other private rented2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G81 1FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.1%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

G81 1FAScotland
Living alone, under 6640.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%14.3%
Couple, no children13.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children6.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children14%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 G81 1FA (Whitecrook) (about 1,103 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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