Housing in ML2 9LF
What the homes in ML2 9LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newmains
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 496 (2024)
ML2 9LFNorth Lanarkshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.7%). Flats make up 17.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
52.8% of households in the ML2 9LF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.9% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.8%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented7.6%12.9%
- Social rented36.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.4%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. 38.2% 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 (21.9%). 22.9% 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 ML2 9LF (Newmains) (about 496 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.