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ML10 6RL area guide

Who lives in ML10 6RL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Strathaven West, Chapelton, Drumclog and Sandford
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 910 (2024)

ML10 6RLSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML10 6RL is like

ML10 6RL is a postcode in the Strathaven West, Chapelton, Drumclog and Sandford area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 910 people. 88% of households own their home, 6.3% rent privately and 3.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 55.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML10 6RL compares

Headline figures for ML10 6RL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

50per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in South Lanarkshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 4 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML10 6RL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 6.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
88% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML10 6RL FAQs

Is ML10 6RL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is ML10 6RL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Lanarkshire recorded 50 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in ML10 6RL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.7% of residents. 88% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (64.9%).

Which council covers ML10 6RL?

The local authority for ML10 6RL is South Lanarkshire.

ML10 6RL comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML10 6RL?

Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10.

There are 4 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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