Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

ML12 area guide

Who lives in ML12, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 11,400 (2024)

ML12Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML12 is like

The ML12 postcode district in South Lanarkshire covers 350 live postcodes and is home to about 11,400 people in 5,121 households. 72.2% of households own their home, 12.9% rent privately and 10.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML12 compares

Headline figures for ML12, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

13 schools in ML12. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML12 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
72.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML12 FAQs

Is ML12 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is ML12 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 ML12?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.4% of residents. 72.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (56.5%).

Which council covers ML12?

The local authority for ML12 is South Lanarkshire.

ML12 comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML12?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 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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