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Housing in ML11 8RT

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

Neighbourhood
Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
901 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.9%). Flats make up 6.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML11 8RTScotland
Detached43.9%23.9%
Semi-detached18.7%23.3%
Terraced29.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat3.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

86.9% of households in the ML11 8RT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 41.7% own outright and 45.2% with a mortgage.

ML11 8RT
87%
Scotland
  • Owned86.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5.6%12.9%
  • Social rented3.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML11 8RTScotland
Owned outright41.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan45.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 19.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML11 8RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.9%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

ML11 8RTScotland
Living alone, under 6613.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%14.3%
Couple, no children25.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children24%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children10.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households5%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 8RT (Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath) (about 901 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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