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Housing in ML2 0EQ

What the homes in ML2 0EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Overtown
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
825 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (32.3%). Flats make up 32.9%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML2 0EQScotland
Detached27.2%23.9%
Semi-detached32.3%23.3%
Terraced5.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat32.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.8% of households in the ML2 0EQ area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.8% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 18.7% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.

ML2 0EQ
52%
39%
Scotland
  • Owned51.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented6.8%12.9%
  • Social rented38.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML2 0EQScotland
Owned outright18.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML2 0EQScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.8%). 32.6% of households include dependent children.

ML2 0EQScotland
Living alone, under 6619.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%14.3%
Couple, no children16.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children25.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 ML2 0EQ (Overtown) (about 825 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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