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Housing in G83 9EW

What the homes in G83 9EW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Alexandria
Council
West Dunbartonshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
775 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34%). Flats make up 32.7%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

G83 9EWScotland
Detached18%23.9%
Semi-detached34%23.3%
Terraced16%18.2%
Purpose-built flat31%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.6% of households in the G83 9EW area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25.8% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.

G83 9EW
52%
43%
Scotland
  • Owned51.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented6.5%12.9%
  • Social rented43.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G83 9EWScotland
Owned outright25.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G83 9EWScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.9%). 34% of households include dependent children.

G83 9EWScotland
Living alone, under 6616%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%14.3%
Couple, no children14.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children20.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children11.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 9EW (Alexandria) (about 775 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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