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Housing in G82 1

What the homes in G82 1 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Population
5,130 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (58.9%). Flats make up 60.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G82 1Scotland
Detached11.6%23.9%
Semi-detached14.7%23.3%
Terraced13.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat58.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.8% of households in G82 1 own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.4% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.

G82 1
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Scotland
  • Owned63.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented18.7%12.9%
  • Social rented15.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G82 1Scotland
Owned outright29.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan34.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G82 1Scotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.6%). 19.2% of households include dependent children.

G82 1Scotland
Living alone, under 6630.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13%14.3%
Couple, no children18%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.4%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

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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