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Housing in PA23 7RD

What the homes in PA23 7RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dunoon
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
516 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30.2%). Flats make up 38.8%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

PA23 7RDScotland
Detached19.8%23.9%
Semi-detached18.3%23.3%
Terraced19.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat30.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.1% of households in the PA23 7RD area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.5% own outright and 12.6% with a mortgage.

PA23 7RD
33%
18%
46%
Scotland
  • Owned33.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented18%12.9%
  • Social rented46%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PA23 7RDScotland
Owned outright20.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.7%12.4%
Other private rented3.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 54% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PA23 7RDScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.9%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

PA23 7RDScotland
Living alone, under 6629.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over24.5%14.3%
Couple, no children10.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 PA23 7RD (Dunoon) (about 516 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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