Housing in ML12 6AE
What the homes in ML12 6AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 712 (2024)
ML12 6AESouth Lanarkshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (45.2%). Flats make up 24.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
70.9% of households in the ML12 6AE area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.2% own outright and 21.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
- Private rented17.8%12.9%
- Social rented5.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free3.1%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML12 6AE (Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton) (about 712 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.