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Housing in G74 4EJ

What the homes in G74 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
East Mains
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,082 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59.3%). Flats make up 60%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

G74 4EJScotland
Detached6.7%23.9%
Semi-detached14.4%23.3%
Terraced19%18.2%
Purpose-built flat59.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.5% of households in the G74 4EJ area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.1% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

G74 4EJ
65%
19%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned65.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented19.4%12.9%
  • Social rented12.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

G74 4EJScotland
Owned outright40.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

G74 4EJScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.8%). 14.8% of households include dependent children.

G74 4EJScotland
Living alone, under 6626.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 G74 4EJ (East Mains) (about 1,082 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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