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Stirling and West Dunbartonshire

Council areas

Two neighbouring council areas in Scotland, side by side through the same published figures. Each figure keeps its own date and source.

Key figures

MeasureStirlingWest Dunbartonshire
Average house price
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
£236,541
Up 1.8% in a year
£132,345
Up 7.9% in a year
Median full-time pay
ONS earnings survey · 2025
£43,559
76th highest paid of 348
£40,011
138th highest paid of 348
House price to pay
Worked out by Open Index
5.4×
Joint 57th most affordable of 348
3.3×
Joint 2nd most affordable of 348
Population estimate
ONS population estimates · 2025
94,040
Down 0.6% in a year
88,340
Down 0.5% in a year

In brief

  • Stirling and West Dunbartonshire share a border.
  • Stirling's average house price is 1.8 times West Dunbartonshire's.
  • Stirling's median full-time pay is 9% higher than West Dunbartonshire's.
  • Stirling's house price to pay is 5.4×, against 3.3× in West Dunbartonshire.
  • Stirling's population estimate is 6% higher than West Dunbartonshire's.

How they compare

Each dot is a council. The black line marks the middle one.

StirlingWest DunbartonshireMiddle
Average house price360 councils, UK · Aug 2026
£236,541£132,345
Annual price change360 councils, UK · Aug 2026
1.8%7.9%
Median full-time pay348 councils, Great Britain · 2025
£43,559£40,011
House price to pay348 councils, Great Britain · 2025
5.4×3.3×
Population estimate361 councils, UK · 2025
94,04088,340
Annual population change361 councils, UK · 2025
−0.6%−0.5%