Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

ML10 area guide

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

Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 14,963 (2024)

ML10Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML10 is like

The ML10 postcode district in South Lanarkshire covers 350 live postcodes and is home to about 14,963 people in 5,987 households. 84% of households own their home, 7.9% rent privately and 6.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 58.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML10 compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.1/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

10 schools in ML10. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML10 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 7.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
84% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML10 FAQs

Is ML10 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.1 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is ML10 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 84% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (46.6%).

Which council covers ML10?

The local authority for ML10 is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML10?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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