# G81 4BW: area report for a postcode in West Dunbartonshire

G81 4BW is a postcode in West Dunbartonshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Dunbartonshire. Open the map at G81 4BW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) › [G81](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g81) › [G81 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g81-4)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **Dalmuir, 320 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **Scotland’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dalmuir - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **£127,521 average price**: For the whole of West Dunbartonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at G81 4BW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Our Lady of Loretto Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-loretto-primary-school-s8313423) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Clydemuir Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clydemuir-primary-school-s8314926) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Stephen's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-primary-school-s8313520) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kilpatrick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kilpatrick-school-s8314942) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Clydebank High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clydebank-high-school-s8314136) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carleith Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carleith-primary-school-s8313628) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Erskine Waterfront Campus (formerly Ballikinrain)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/erskine-waterfront-campus-formerly-ballikinrain-s5781043) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kilbowie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kilbowie-primary-school-s8312729) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dalmuir (310 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Dalmuir Food Store (180 m, Clydebank Co-operative); Co-op Scotmid Old Kilpatrick (880 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £127,521** (July 2026). West Dunbartonshire’s average house price was £127,521 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,011** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Dunbartonshire earned a median of £40,011 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 138th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 3.2×** (2025). A home in West Dunbartonshire costs 3.2 times local full-time pay. 2nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 88,340** (2025). West Dunbartonshire’s population was an estimated 88,340 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Dalmuir - 04 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 738** (2021). Dalmuir - 04 had 738 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 7,550th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Dalmuir - 04, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 12.4%** (August 2026). In Dalmuir - 04, 12.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 70.2%** (2021). 70.2% of residents in Dalmuir - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 6,455th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## G81 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 37,773** (2021). G81 had 37,773 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 526th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in G81 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.1%** (January 2026). In G81, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.8%** (August 2026). In G81, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire)
- Centre: 55.9131, -4.4313

Council: [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dunbartonshire): Douglas McAllister (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.4313,55.9131,G814BW

## How to cite

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