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Housing in G83 0LY

What the homes in G83 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Alexandria
Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
651 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.4%). Flats make up 32.8%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

G83 0LYScotland
Detached10.8%23.9%
Semi-detached34.4%23.3%
Terraced24.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat31.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.6% of households in the G83 0LY area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.8% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.8% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.

G83 0LY
45%
46%
Scotland
  • Owned44.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.9%0.9%
  • Private rented6.8%12.9%
  • Social rented45.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G83 0LYScotland
Owned outright24.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G83 0LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.3%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

G83 0LYScotland
Living alone, under 6630.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.6%14.3%
Couple, no children13%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 G83 0LY (Alexandria) (about 651 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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