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Housing in ML1 4XT

What the homes in ML1 4XT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Holytown
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
610 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.3%). Flats make up 4.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML1 4XTScotland
Detached19.5%23.9%
Semi-detached48.3%23.3%
Terraced27.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

86.8% of households in the ML1 4XT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.9% own outright and 48.9% with a mortgage.

ML1 4XT
87%
Scotland
  • Owned86.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented4.6%12.9%
  • Social rented4.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML1 4XTScotland
Owned outright37.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan48.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML1 4XTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.6%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

ML1 4XTScotland
Living alone, under 6617.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8%14.3%
Couple, no children17.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children14.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 4XT (Holytown) (about 610 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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