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Housing in ML8 4DD

What the homes in ML8 4DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carluke South
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
990 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.4%). Flats make up 29.2%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML8 4DDScotland
Detached26.3%23.9%
Semi-detached30.4%23.3%
Terraced12.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat24.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.8% of households in the ML8 4DD area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 39.7% own outright and 24.1% with a mortgage.

ML8 4DD
64%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned63.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented8.9%12.9%
  • Social rented24.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML8 4DDScotland
Owned outright39.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML8 4DDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.5%). 14.2% of households include dependent children.

ML8 4DDScotland
Living alone, under 6621.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20%14.3%
Couple, no children18.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 ML8 4DD (Carluke South) (about 990 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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