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Housing in ML3 7RB

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

Neighbourhood
Low Waters
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
986 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.6%). Flats make up 57.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML3 7RBScotland
Detached6.6%23.9%
Semi-detached20.8%23.3%
Terraced16.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat56.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40% of households in the ML3 7RB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.6% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 28.3% own outright and 11.7% with a mortgage.

ML3 7RB
40%
13%
46%
Scotland
  • Owned40%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented12.6%12.9%
  • Social rented46.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML3 7RBScotland
Owned outright28.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan11.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML3 7RBScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31%). 17.9% of households include dependent children.

ML3 7RBScotland
Living alone, under 6631%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%14.3%
Couple, no children11.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 7RB (Low Waters) (about 986 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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