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Housing in ML2 7BX

What the homes in ML2 7BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pather
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
835 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.5%). Flats make up 58.4%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML2 7BXScotland
Detached7.9%23.9%
Semi-detached13.4%23.3%
Terraced22.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat51.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.9% of households in the ML2 7BX area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.5% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.9% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

ML2 7BX
38%
15%
45%
Scotland
  • Owned37.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented15.5%12.9%
  • Social rented45.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML2 7BXScotland
Owned outright15.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 53.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML2 7BXScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.6%). 18.2% of households include dependent children.

ML2 7BXScotland
Living alone, under 6632.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.3%14.3%
Couple, no children11.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 7BX (Pather) (about 835 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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