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Housing in G82 9SU

What the homes in G82 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Garshake, Milton and Bowling
Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
905 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.8%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

G82 9SUScotland
Detached38.7%23.9%
Semi-detached40.8%23.3%
Terraced9.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat9.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.2% of households in the G82 9SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.8% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.3% own outright and 35.9% with a mortgage.

G82 9SU
85%
Scotland
  • Owned85.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented2.8%12.9%
  • Social rented10.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G82 9SUScotland
Owned outright49.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan35.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G82 9SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.1%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

G82 9SUScotland
Living alone, under 6612.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%14.3%
Couple, no children22.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children20.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 G82 9SU (Garshake, Milton and Bowling) (about 905 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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