Postcode · West Dunbartonshire

G83 8FA area guide

Who lives in G83 8FA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Balloch
Council: West Dunbartonshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 682 (2024)

G83 8FAWest Dunbartonshire

At a glance

What G83 8FA is like

G83 8FA is a postcode in the Balloch area of West Dunbartonshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 682 people. 70% of households own their home, 12.5% rent privately and 15.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G83 8FA compares

Headline figures for G83 8FA, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

69per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in West Dunbartonshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G83 8FA differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
28% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G83 8FA FAQs

Is G83 8FA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is G83 8FA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. West Dunbartonshire recorded 69 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in G83 8FA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.2% of residents. 70% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (44.3%).

Which council covers G83 8FA?

The local authority for G83 8FA is West Dunbartonshire.

G83 8FA comes under West Dunbartonshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G83 8FA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Balloch Village Ferry Landing, 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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