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Housing in G72 9PS

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

Neighbourhood
Blantyre South and Wheatlands
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
401 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (72.9%). Flats make up 8.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

G72 9PSScotland
Detached3.7%23.9%
Semi-detached13.8%23.3%
Terraced72.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1.1%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.4% of households in the G72 9PS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.1% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.3% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.

G72 9PS
57%
31%
Scotland
  • Owned57.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented10.1%12.9%
  • Social rented31.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G72 9PSScotland
Owned outright29.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G72 9PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.3%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

G72 9PSScotland
Living alone, under 6622.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%14.3%
Couple, no children12.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children11.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children10.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.5%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 9PS (Blantyre South and Wheatlands) (about 401 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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