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Housing in ML6 6PY

What the homes in ML6 6PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Airdrie North
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
746 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (57.4%). Flats make up 58%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML6 6PYScotland
Detached11.7%23.9%
Semi-detached18.4%23.3%
Terraced16.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat57.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.3% of households in the ML6 6PY area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.9% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.8% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.

ML6 6PY
49%
15%
37%
Scotland
  • Owned49.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented14.9%12.9%
  • Social rented36.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML6 6PYScotland
Owned outright24.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 49.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML6 6PYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.4%). 19.2% of households include dependent children.

ML6 6PYScotland
Living alone, under 6634.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%14.3%
Couple, no children15.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 ML6 6PY (Airdrie North) (about 746 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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