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Housing in G81 4BL

What the homes in G81 4BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dalmuir
Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
766 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (88.8%). Flats make up 90.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

G81 4BLScotland
Detached0.2%23.9%
Semi-detached3.4%23.3%
Terraced5.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat88.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16.1% of households in the G81 4BL area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 8.3% own outright and 7.8% with a mortgage.

G81 4BL
16%
76%
Scotland
  • Owned16.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented5.1%12.9%
  • Social rented76.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G81 4BLScotland
Owned outright8.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan7.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 60.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G81 4BLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (50.3%). 19.2% of households include dependent children.

G81 4BLScotland
Living alone, under 6650.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11%14.3%
Couple, no children7.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 4BL (Dalmuir) (about 766 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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