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Housing in G81 6LY

What the homes in G81 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clydebank North
Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
643 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.9%). Flats make up 42.3%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G81 6LYScotland
Detached12.7%23.9%
Semi-detached28.9%23.3%
Terraced17.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat41.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.1% of households in the G81 6LY area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 43.3% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

G81 6LY
76%
14%
Scotland
  • Owned76.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented8.1%12.9%
  • Social rented13.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G81 6LYScotland
Owned outright43.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G81 6LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.3%). 17.6% of households include dependent children.

G81 6LYScotland
Living alone, under 6624.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%14.3%
Couple, no children16.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.7%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 6LY (Clydebank North) (about 643 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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