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Housing in ML12 6SU

What the homes in ML12 6SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clydesdale South
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
702 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.5%). Flats make up 8.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML12 6SUScotland
Detached43.5%23.9%
Semi-detached22.9%23.3%
Terraced22.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat7.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.1% of households in the ML12 6SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 46.6% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.

ML12 6SU
68%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned68.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented17.8%12.9%
  • Social rented9.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML12 6SUScotland
Owned outright46.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML12 6SUScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.7%). 15% of households include dependent children.

ML12 6SUScotland
Living alone, under 6625.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%14.3%
Couple, no children25.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 ML12 6SU (Clydesdale South) (about 702 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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