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Housing in ML2 7SA

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

Neighbourhood
Craigneuk Wishaw
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
721 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.6%). Flats make up 45.6%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML2 7SAScotland
Detached1.9%23.9%
Semi-detached15%23.3%
Terraced32.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat45.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

12.8% of households in the ML2 7SA area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.8% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 7.8% own outright and 5% with a mortgage.

ML2 7SA
13%
83%
Scotland
  • Owned12.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented3.8%12.9%
  • Social rented83.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML2 7SAScotland
Owned outright7.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML2 7SAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.4%). 30.3% of households include dependent children.

ML2 7SAScotland
Living alone, under 6629.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%14.3%
Couple, no children7.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children18.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 7SA (Craigneuk Wishaw) (about 721 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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