Postcode · Argyll and Bute

G84 9RY area guide

Who lives in G84 9RY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Helensburgh North
Council: Argyll and Bute
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 651 (2024)

G84 9RYArgyll and Bute

At a glance

What G84 9RY is like

G84 9RY is a postcode in the Helensburgh North area of Argyll and Bute. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 651 people. 35.4% of households own their home, 34.9% rent privately and 24.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 73.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G84 9RY compares

Headline figures for G84 9RY, 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

41per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Argyll and Bute a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 21 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 G84 9RY differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
34.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

G84 9RY FAQs

Is G84 9RY 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 G84 9RY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Argyll and Bute recorded 41 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in G84 9RY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 12.9% of residents. 35.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (68.8%).

Which council covers G84 9RY?

The local authority for G84 9RY is Argyll and Bute.

G84 9RY comes under Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G84 9RY?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 21 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Helensburgh Upper Rail Station, 0.8 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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