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Housing in G74 2EB

What the homes in G74 2EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Leonards South
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
477 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (27.9%). Flats make up 23.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

G74 2EBScotland
Detached27.9%23.9%
Semi-detached27.9%23.3%
Terraced19.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat23.4%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

83.6% of households in the G74 2EB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.2% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.

G74 2EB
84%
Scotland
  • Owned83.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.9%12.9%
  • Social rented3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G74 2EBScotland
Owned outright51.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 20.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G74 2EBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.4%). 28.4% of households include dependent children.

G74 2EBScotland
Living alone, under 6610%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%14.3%
Couple, no children19.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children22.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.5%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 G74 2EB (St Leonards South) (about 477 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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