West Dunbartonshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£308,876

Semi-detached

£190,144

Terraced

£146,029

Flat or maisonette

£94,082

First-time buyers

£110,826

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

  97,250 in 1991 → 89,120 in 2024 (−8.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £75,430 in 2005 → £127,521 in 2026 (+69.1%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £345 in 2008 → £613 in 2025 (+77.7%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  69.3% in 2004 → 71.9% in 2023 (+3.8%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  5.2% in 2001 → 3.7% in 2025 (−28.8%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,050 in 1997 → £20,545 in 2024 (+191.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for West 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 & work15.2% (2024/25) · 49th lowest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment8,806 kWh (2024/25) · 49th lowest of 347
• Business births · Economy & work12.3% (2024) · 68th highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 75th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing53.0 years (2022 to 2024) · 189th highest of 195
• Healthy life expectancy, men · Health & wellbeing53.2 years (2022 to 2024) · 189th highest of 195
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work2.1% (2024) · 347th highest of 361
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing16.4% (2020 to 2024) · 359th lowest of 373