Housing in ML6 7LS
What the homes in ML6 7LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Caldercruix and Plains
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 757 (2024)
ML6 7LSNorth Lanarkshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (40.7%). Flats make up 27.9%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
57.9% of households in the ML6 7LS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 25.9% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 13.8% own outright and 44.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
- Private rented25.9%12.9%
- Social rented14.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.6%). 33% 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 ML6 7LS (Caldercruix and Plains) (about 757 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.