Postcode · West Dunbartonshire

G83 9BN area guide

Who lives in G83 9BN, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Alexandria
Council: West Dunbartonshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 510 (2024)

G83 9BNWest Dunbartonshire

At a glance

What G83 9BN is like

G83 9BN is a postcode in the Alexandria area of West Dunbartonshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 510 people. 73.7% of households own their home, 13.6% rent privately and 10.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 65.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G83 9BN compares

Headline figures for G83 9BN, 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, 25 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G83 9BN differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
73.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G83 9BN FAQs

Is G83 9BN 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 9BN 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 9BN?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.9% of residents. 73.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (37.9%).

Which council covers G83 9BN?

The local authority for G83 9BN is West Dunbartonshire.

G83 9BN comes under West Dunbartonshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G83 9BN?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 25 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Alexandria Rail Station, 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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