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Housing in G72 7UT

What the homes in G72 7UT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Westburn
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
671 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.4%). Flats make up 19.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

G72 7UTScotland
Detached18.2%23.9%
Semi-detached16.7%23.3%
Terraced45.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat19.3%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

79.9% of households in the G72 7UT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.5% own outright and 52.4% with a mortgage.

G72 7UT
80%
Scotland
  • Owned79.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.4%12.9%
  • Social rented5.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G72 7UTScotland
Owned outright27.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan52.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G72 7UTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.8%). 27.5% of households include dependent children.

G72 7UTScotland
Living alone, under 6620.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%14.3%
Couple, no children14.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households8.2%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 7UT (Westburn) (about 671 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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