Housing in ML12 6UP
What the homes in ML12 6UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Nithsdale
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 393 (2024)
ML12 6UPSouth Lanarkshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (47.4%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
71.8% of households in the ML12 6UP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.5% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.8%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented10%12.9%
- Social rented5.7%22.5%
- Lives rent free7.2%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. 36.8% 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 under 66 (25.4%). 14.8% 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 6UP (Upper Nithsdale) (about 393 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.