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Housing in ML3 9SD

What the homes in ML3 9SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hillhouse
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
873 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42%). Flats make up 31.7%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML3 9SDScotland
Detached6.2%23.9%
Semi-detached19.1%23.3%
Terraced42%18.2%
Purpose-built flat31.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.7% of households in the ML3 9SD area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.9% own outright and 18.8% with a mortgage.

ML3 9SD
40%
16%
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Scotland
  • Owned39.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented16%12.9%
  • Social rented37.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML3 9SDScotland
Owned outright20.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML3 9SDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.4%). 25% of households include dependent children.

ML3 9SDScotland
Living alone, under 6628.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%14.3%
Couple, no children15.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 ML3 9SD (Hillhouse) (about 873 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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