Housing in ML5 2JD
What the homes in ML5 2JD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Townhead
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 779 (2024)
ML5 2JDNorth Lanarkshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.2%). Flats make up 8.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
68.7% of households in the ML5 2JD area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.6% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.7%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented6.6%12.9%
- Social rented20.9%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.1%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. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (16.1%). 23.9% 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 ML5 2JD (Townhead) (about 779 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.