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Housing in ML6 7BB

What the homes in ML6 7BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Drumgelloch
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
722 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.4%). Flats make up 35.5%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML6 7BBScotland
Detached15.5%23.9%
Semi-detached42.4%23.3%
Terraced7.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat30.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.5% of households in the ML6 7BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.4% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

ML6 7BB
66%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned66.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented10.6%12.9%
  • Social rented18.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML6 7BBScotland
Owned outright38.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML6 7BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.3%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.

ML6 7BBScotland
Living alone, under 6620.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%14.3%
Couple, no children14.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 7BB (Drumgelloch) (about 722 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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