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Housing in ML8 4FF

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

Neighbourhood
Carluke North
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
650 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.6%). Flats make up 57.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML8 4FFScotland
Detached10.8%23.9%
Semi-detached23.9%23.3%
Terraced6.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat53.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41% of households in the ML8 4FF area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.8% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.

ML8 4FF
41%
14%
45%
Scotland
  • Owned41%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented13.7%12.9%
  • Social rented45%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML8 4FFScotland
Owned outright20.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 61.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML8 4FFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.9%). 15.1% of households include dependent children.

ML8 4FFScotland
Living alone, under 6637.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over24.2%14.3%
Couple, no children10.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.7%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 4FF (Carluke North) (about 650 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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