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Housing in ML4 1JS

What the homes in ML4 1JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bellshill Central
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
518 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (67.5%). Flats make up 68.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML4 1JSScotland
Detached4.1%23.9%
Semi-detached8.1%23.3%
Terraced22.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat67.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.8% of households in the ML4 1JS area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.6% own outright and 11.2% with a mortgage.

ML4 1JS
27%
58%
Scotland
  • Owned26.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented11.5%12.9%
  • Social rented57.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML4 1JSScotland
Owned outright15.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan11.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 49.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML4 1JSScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

ML4 1JSScotland
Living alone, under 6638%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.3%
Couple, no children10.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%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 ML4 1JS (Bellshill Central) (about 518 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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