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Housing in G83 8PS

What the homes in G83 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

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

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.3%). Flats make up 29.7%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

G83 8PSScotland
Detached7.3%23.9%
Semi-detached17.7%23.3%
Terraced44.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat28.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70% of households in the G83 8PS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.6% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

G83 8PS
70%
12%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned70%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented12.5%12.9%
  • Social rented15.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G83 8PSScotland
Owned outright40.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G83 8PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.5%). 12.5% of households include dependent children.

G83 8PSScotland
Living alone, under 6625.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.6%14.3%
Couple, no children21%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.9%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 8PS (Balloch) (about 682 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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