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Housing in ML5 2EW

What the homes in ML5 2EW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Townhead
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
710 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55.5%). Flats make up 58.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML5 2EWScotland
Detached2.7%23.9%
Semi-detached26.4%23.3%
Terraced12.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat55.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.3% of households in the ML5 2EW area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.

ML5 2EW
48%
40%
Scotland
  • Owned48.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented8.9%12.9%
  • Social rented39.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML5 2EWScotland
Owned outright25%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML5 2EWScotland
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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 (28.8%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.

ML5 2EWScotland
Living alone, under 6628.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14%14.3%
Couple, no children16.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%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 ML5 2EW (Townhead) (about 710 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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