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Affluence in ML11 9QS

How ML11 9QS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
671 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML11 9QS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML11 9QS area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

51.8% of adults in the ML11 9QS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.2% are retired and 3.1% are full-time students.

ML11 9QSScotland
Employee, full-time37%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.6%11.5%
Self-employed4.2%7.4%
Unemployed3.7%1.9%
Full-time student3.1%8.8%
Retired22.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11.2%5.2%
Other3.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.6% of adults in the ML11 9QS area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML11 9QSScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional11%21.1%
Intermediate9.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine22.2%11.2%
Routine22.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.3%6.8%
Full-time students3.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.3% of adults in the ML11 9QS area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 30.4% have no qualifications.

ML11 9QSScotland
Degree level or above12.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.5%7.6%
No qualifications30.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML11 9QS (Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood) (about 671 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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