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Housing in ML3 3SD

What the homes in ML3 3SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitehill
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
691 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (76.8%). Flats make up 80.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML3 3SDScotland
Detached2.6%23.9%
Semi-detached13.3%23.3%
Terraced3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat76.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.4% of households in the ML3 3SD 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%. 21.4% own outright and 17% with a mortgage.

ML3 3SD
38%
15%
42%
Scotland
  • Owned38.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented15.5%12.9%
  • Social rented41.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML3 3SDScotland
Owned outright21.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 64.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML3 3SDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (48.7%). 11.4% of households include dependent children.

ML3 3SDScotland
Living alone, under 6648.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%14.3%
Couple, no children12.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households3%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 ML3 3SD (Whitehill) (about 691 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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