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Housing in ML4 3DS

What the homes in ML4 3DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bellshill South
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
717 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.4%). Flats make up 25.8%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML4 3DSScotland
Detached11.5%23.9%
Semi-detached35.4%23.3%
Terraced27.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat23.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.8% of households in the ML4 3DS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 41.8% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.

ML4 3DS
73%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned72.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented7.1%12.9%
  • Social rented17.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML4 3DSScotland
Owned outright41.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML4 3DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.9%). 15.7% of households include dependent children.

ML4 3DSScotland
Living alone, under 6620.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%14.3%
Couple, no children20.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.9%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 ML4 3DS (Bellshill South) (about 717 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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