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Housing in ML1 2BL

What the homes in ML1 2BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Flemington
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
547 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (57.7%). Flats make up 60.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML1 2BLScotland
Detached17.6%23.9%
Semi-detached15.5%23.3%
Terraced6.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat57.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.9% of households in the ML1 2BL area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.8% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

ML1 2BL
49%
46%
Scotland
  • Owned48.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented2.8%12.9%
  • Social rented45.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML1 2BLScotland
Owned outright25%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML1 2BLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.9%). 25% of households include dependent children.

ML1 2BLScotland
Living alone, under 6628.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%14.3%
Couple, no children12.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.8%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 ML1 2BL (Flemington) (about 547 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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