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Housing in G81 2ND

What the homes in G81 2ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Drumry
Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,000 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (58.4%). Flats make up 58.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G81 2NDScotland
Detached13.3%23.9%
Semi-detached12.4%23.3%
Terraced15.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat58.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.1% of households in the G81 2ND area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 19.4% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.

G81 2ND
44%
50%
Scotland
  • Owned44.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented5.3%12.9%
  • Social rented49.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G81 2NDScotland
Owned outright19.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G81 2NDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.9%). 28% of households include dependent children.

G81 2NDScotland
Living alone, under 6632.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%14.3%
Couple, no children12.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children14.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 2ND (Drumry) (about 1,000 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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