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Housing in ML5 1HS

What the homes in ML5 1HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Drumpellier and Langloan
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
650 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.9%). Flats make up 51.2%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML5 1HSScotland
Detached16.7%23.9%
Semi-detached24.1%23.3%
Terraced9.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat50.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.6% of households in the ML5 1HS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16.7% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.5% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.

ML5 1HS
59%
17%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned58.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented16.7%12.9%
  • Social rented25%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML5 1HSScotland
Owned outright35.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML5 1HSScotland
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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 (30.9%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.

ML5 1HSScotland
Living alone, under 6630.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%14.3%
Couple, no children13.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 ML5 1HS (Drumpellier and Langloan) (about 650 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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