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Housing in ML3 7LS

What the homes in ML3 7LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Silvertonhill
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
713 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.4%). Flats make up 27.2%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML3 7LSScotland
Detached15%23.9%
Semi-detached52.4%23.3%
Terraced5.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat25.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

86.8% of households in the ML3 7LS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.7% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.

ML3 7LS
87%
Scotland
  • Owned86.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented7.2%12.9%
  • Social rented4.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML3 7LSScotland
Owned outright52.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan34.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%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. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.4%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

ML3 7LSScotland
Living alone, under 6615.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.4%14.3%
Couple, no children18%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 7LS (Silvertonhill) (about 713 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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