Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML11 9QQ area guide

Who lives in ML11 9QQ, 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: 852 (2024)

ML11 9QQSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML11 9QQ is like

ML11 9QQ 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 852 people. 84.7% of households own their home, 6.2% rent privately and 5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 62.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML11 9QQ compares

Headline figures for ML11 9QQ, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 18 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML11 9QQ differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 6.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
84.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML11 9QQ FAQs

Is ML11 9QQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 ML11 9QQ 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 ML11 9QQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.2% of residents. 84.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (60.4%).

Which council covers ML11 9QQ?

The local authority for ML11 9QQ is South Lanarkshire.

ML11 9QQ comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML11 9QQ?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 18 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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