# G83 8QG: area report for a postcode in West Dunbartonshire

G83 8QG 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 G83 8QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) › [G83](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g83) › [G83 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g83-8)

## 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=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **Balloch, 510 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **Scotland’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Balloch - 08. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **£127,521 average price**: For the whole of West Dunbartonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **97.8% can get gigabit broadband at G83 8QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **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=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG
- **6.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Balloch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balloch-primary-school-s1004581) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Kessog's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-kessogs-primary-school-s8301123) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Choices School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/choices-school-s8301042) | Special | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Levenvale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/levenvale-primary-school-s8300720) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Christie Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christie-park-primary-school-s8300623) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Mary's Primary School (Alexandria)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-primary-school-alexandria-s8300828) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Balloch (510 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Inchcruin Medical Practice (970 m, 3,843 registered patients); Oakview Medical Practice (970 m, 9,439 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Scotmid Jamestown (310 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Co-op Balloch (320 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Jamestown (330 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Levenvale Argyle Street (630 m, Morrisons); Co-op Scotmid Alexandria (870 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.

## Balloch - 07 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 794** (2021). Balloch - 07 had 794 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,468th 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: 92.3%** (January 2026). In Balloch - 07, 92.3% 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: 3.2%** (August 2026). In Balloch - 07, 3.2% 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: 61.4%** (2021). 61.4% of residents in Balloch - 07 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 17,095th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## G83 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 22,624** (2021). G83 had 22,624 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,307th 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: 32%** (2022). About 32% of people in G83 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: 85.7%** (January 2026). In G83, 85.7% 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: 3.5%** (August 2026). In G83, 3.5% 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: 56.0008, -4.5762

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=-4.5762,56.0008,G838QG

## How to cite

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