# Bearsden

Town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Bearsden is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. About 26,792 people.

Town. Code S45000079. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire)

Bearsden is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bearsden add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Population: 26,807** (2021). Bearsden had 26,807 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 418th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bearsden#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 22%** (2022). About 22% of people in Bearsden 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bearsden#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Bearsden, 96.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bearsden#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 1.1%** (August 2026). In Bearsden, 1.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bearsden#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000079) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 22% of people in Bearsden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S45000079) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Dunbartonshire, where most of this town lies. The outline is Bearsden.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000079) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Dunbartonshire, where most of this town lies. The outline is Bearsden.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000079) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bearsden had 26,807 usual residents at the census.

## How Bearsden compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Bearsden | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 26,807 | 30th most populated | 117 towns, Scotland · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 22% | 36th most people in radon Affected Areas | 117 towns, Scotland · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.3% | joint 19th highest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 1.1% | joint 3rd lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Bearsden?

Bearsden had 26,807 usual residents at the census.
Bearsden is the 418th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in Bearsden

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kessington East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015766) | 696 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Kessington East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015767) | 598 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Kessington East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015768) | 782 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Kessington East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015769) | 812 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Kessington West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015762) | 622 | – | – | 96.0% |
| [Kessington West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015763) | 842 | – | – | 95.7% |
| [Kessington West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015764) | 897 | – | – | 98.1% |
| [Kessington West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015765) | 823 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Kilmardinny East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015735) | 618 | – | – | 85.2% |
| [Kilmardinny East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015736) | 860 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Kilmardinny East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015737) | 727 | – | – | 91.9% |
| [Kilmardinny East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015738) | 865 | – | – | 97.2% |
| [Kilmardinny East - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015739) | 607 | – | – | 88.7% |
| [Kilmardinny West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015740) | 849 | – | – | 80.1% |
| [Kilmardinny West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015741) | 1,121 | – | – | 96.6% |
| [Kilmardinny West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015742) | 822 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Kilmardinny West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015743) | 932 | – | – | 86.3% |
| [North Castlehill and Thorn - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015744) | 855 | – | – | 96.8% |
| [North Castlehill and Thorn - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015745) | 637 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [North Castlehill and Thorn - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015746) | 689 | – | – | 98.3% |
| [North Castlehill and Thorn - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015747) | 1,263 | – | – | 95.9% |
| [North Castlehill and Thorn - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015748) | 845 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [South Castlehill and Thorn - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015749) | 931 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [South Castlehill and Thorn - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015750) | 678 | – | – | 98.8% |
| [South Castlehill and Thorn - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015751) | 951 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [South Castlehill and Thorn - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015752) | 883 | – | – | 97.1% |
| [South Castlehill and Thorn - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015753) | 733 | – | – | 98.4% |
| [Westerton East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015757) | 707 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Westerton East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015758) | 731 | – | – | 92.5% |
| [Westerton East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015759) | 432 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Westerton East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015760) | 1,078 | – | – | 97.1% |
| [Westerton East - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015761) | 596 | – | – | 96.6% |
| [Westerton West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015754) | 997 | – | – | 98.8% |
| [Westerton West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015755) | 890 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Westerton West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015756) | 889 | – | – | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Mid Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-dunbartonshire): Susan Murray (Liberal Democrat), 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.

## Council

[East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire)

## Postcode districts covering Bearsden

[G61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g61)

## Middle areas in Bearsden

[Kessington East](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/kessington-east), [Kessington West](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/kessington-west), [Kilmardinny East](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/kilmardinny-east), [Kilmardinny West](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/kilmardinny-west), [North Castlehill and Thorn](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/north-castlehill-and-thorn), [South Castlehill and Thorn](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/south-castlehill-and-thorn), [Westerton East](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/westerton-east), [Westerton West](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/westerton-west)

## Towns near Bearsden

[Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow), [Milngavie](https://openindex.co.uk/town/milngavie), [Clydebank](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clydebank), [Renfrew](https://openindex.co.uk/town/renfrew), [Bishopbriggs](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bishopbriggs), [Erskine](https://openindex.co.uk/town/erskine)

## Bearsden in brief

Bearsden is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
About 26,792 people lived in Bearsden in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Bearsden had 26,807 usual residents at the census.
About 22% of people in Bearsden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bearsden, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Bearsden, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: S45000079
- Constituency: [Mid Dunbartonshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-dunbartonshire)
- Council: [East Dunbartonshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 8.75 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,792*
- Neighbourhoods: 35
- Output areas: 208

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow), [Milngavie](https://openindex.co.uk/town/milngavie), [Clydebank](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clydebank), [Renfrew](https://openindex.co.uk/town/renfrew), [Bishopbriggs](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bishopbriggs), [Erskine](https://openindex.co.uk/town/erskine)

## Latest updates for Bearsden

- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S45000079

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bearsden, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bearsden#f-population.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/bearsden