Housing in ML4 1EF
What the homes in ML4 1EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Holytown
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 774 (2024)
ML4 1EFNorth Lanarkshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (38.8%). Flats make up 18.8%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
81.2% of households in the ML4 1EF area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.9% own outright and 47.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.2%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
- Private rented13.3%12.9%
- Social rented2.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.2%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (25.2%). 24.9% 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 ML4 1EF (Holytown) (about 774 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.