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Housing in ML11 8BB

What the homes in ML11 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Forth, Braehead and Auchengray
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
690 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35%). Flats make up 26.4%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML11 8BBScotland
Detached6.9%23.9%
Semi-detached35%23.3%
Terraced31.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat26.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.6% of households in the ML11 8BB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.8% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.

ML11 8BB
52%
42%
Scotland
  • Owned51.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented4.3%12.9%
  • Social rented42.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML11 8BBScotland
Owned outright31.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.7%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML11 8BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.2%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

ML11 8BBScotland
Living alone, under 6620.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over23.2%14.3%
Couple, no children13.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4%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 ML11 8BB (Forth, Braehead and Auchengray) (about 690 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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