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Housing in G72 0EA

What the homes in G72 0EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
High Blantyre
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
414 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.3%). Flats make up 37.3%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

G72 0EAScotland
Detached1%23.9%
Semi-detached32.4%23.3%
Terraced27.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat37.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.3% of households in the G72 0EA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.8% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

G72 0EA
61%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned61.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented9.3%12.9%
  • Social rented27.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G72 0EAScotland
Owned outright32.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G72 0EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.5%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.

G72 0EAScotland
Living alone, under 6623.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%14.3%
Couple, no children16.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.4%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around G72 0EA (High Blantyre) (about 414 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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