East Dunbartonshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£533,830

Semi-detached

£306,172

Terraced

£224,990

Flat or maisonette

£156,101

First-time buyers

£205,115

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  110,170 in 1991 → 109,970 in 2024 (−0.2%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £152,495 in 2005 → £271,608 in 2026 (+78.1%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £397 in 2008 → £761 in 2025 (+91.9%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  78.4% in 2004 → 73.5% in 2023 (−6.3%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  2.0% in 2001 → 1.8% in 2025 (−10.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,063 in 1997 → £29,675 in 2024 (+168.2%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for East Dunbartonshire; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work7.8% (2024/25) · 1st lowest of 363
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing6.1% (2020 to 2024) · 5th lowest of 373
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.8% (2025) · 13th lowest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills82.7% (2023) · 19th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment12,975 kWh (2024/25) · 343rd lowest of 347
• Job density · Economy & work0.50 jobs per resident (2024) · 344th highest of 350
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work1.8% (2024) · 353rd highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access98.1% (January 2026) · 328th highest of 361