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Housing in G72 9BA

What the homes in G72 9BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Blantyre North and Coatshill
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
599 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.8%). Flats make up 43.1%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G72 9BAScotland
Detached10%23.9%
Semi-detached28.1%23.3%
Terraced16.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat41.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.6% of households in the G72 9BA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.1% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.

G72 9BA
75%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned74.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented11.7%12.9%
  • Social rented13%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G72 9BAScotland
Owned outright44.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%12.4%
Other private rented1.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G72 9BAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.1%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

G72 9BAScotland
Living alone, under 6628.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14%14.3%
Couple, no children13.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 9BA (Blantyre North and Coatshill) (about 599 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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