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Housing in ML2 7PD

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

Neighbourhood
Wishaw North
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
695 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.7%). Flats make up 51.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML2 7PDScotland
Detached19.8%23.9%
Semi-detached10.5%23.3%
Terraced14.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat50.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.2% of households in the ML2 7PD area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.8% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.3% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.

ML2 7PD
57%
22%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned57.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented21.8%12.9%
  • Social rented18.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML2 7PDScotland
Owned outright26.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML2 7PDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.6%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.

ML2 7PDScotland
Living alone, under 6634.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%14.3%
Couple, no children17%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%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 7PD (Wishaw North) (about 695 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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