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Housing in ML9 2HT

What the homes in ML9 2HT 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
893 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (31.7%). Flats make up 37.2%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

ML9 2HTScotland
Detached12.3%23.9%
Semi-detached19.7%23.3%
Terraced30%18.2%
Purpose-built flat31.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.2% of households in the ML9 2HT area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 22% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.2% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.

ML9 2HT
62%
22%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned62.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented22%12.9%
  • Social rented14.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ML9 2HTScotland
Owned outright34.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.1%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. 42.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ML9 2HTScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.7%). 18.8% of households include dependent children.

ML9 2HTScotland
Living alone, under 6624.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19%14.3%
Couple, no children16.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%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 ML9 2HT (Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead) (about 893 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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