PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · South Lanarkshire

Housing in G72 9DE

What the homes in G72 9DE 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
882 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.8%). Flats make up 28.3%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

G72 9DEScotland
Detached17%23.9%
Semi-detached15.6%23.3%
Terraced38.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat26.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.4% of households in the G72 9DE area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.

G72 9DE
66%
13%
19%
Scotland
  • Owned66.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented13.4%12.9%
  • Social rented19.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G72 9DEScotland
Owned outright30%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan36.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G72 9DEScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.9%). 21.3% of households include dependent children.

G72 9DEScotland
Living alone, under 6620.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.7%14.3%
Couple, no children12.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 9DE (Blantyre North and Coatshill) (about 882 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.

Explore

Look up another area