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Housing in ML9 1BB

What the homes in ML9 1BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
798 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.6%). Flats make up 34.8%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML9 1BBScotland
Detached24.7%23.9%
Semi-detached12.1%23.3%
Terraced29%18.2%
Purpose-built flat34.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.4% of households in the ML9 1BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.3% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.6% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.

ML9 1BB
62%
15%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned62.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented15.3%12.9%
  • Social rented21.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML9 1BBScotland
Owned outright36.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML9 1BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.9%). 17% of households include dependent children.

ML9 1BBScotland
Living alone, under 6621.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%14.3%
Couple, no children16.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 ML9 1BB (Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead) (about 798 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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