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Affluence in ML3 0FB

How ML3 0FB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Whitehill
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
638 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML3 0FB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 0FB area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

50.4% of adults in the ML3 0FB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 32% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

ML3 0FBScotland
Employee, full-time36.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time6.8%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed1%1.9%
Full-time student4.6%8.8%
Retired32%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.1%5.2%
Other3.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

40.1% of adults in the ML3 0FB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML3 0FBScotland
Higher managerial & professional15.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.5%21.1%
Intermediate14.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.8%7.1%
Semi-routine8.3%11.2%
Routine11.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.5%6.8%
Full-time students4.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.7% of adults in the ML3 0FB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.6% have no qualifications.

ML3 0FBScotland
Degree level or above32.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.6%7.6%
No qualifications19.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 0FB (Whitehill) (about 638 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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