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Affluence in ML3 0PU

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

Neighbourhood
Whitehill
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
760 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML3 0PU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 0PU area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

62.8% of adults in the ML3 0PU area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 12.9% are retired and 7.8% are full-time students.

ML3 0PUScotland
Employee, full-time46.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.6%11.5%
Self-employed5.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.8%8.8%
Retired12.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.5%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.4% of adults in the ML3 0PU area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML3 0PUScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.5%21.1%
Intermediate13.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine12.4%11.2%
Routine24.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.4%6.8%
Full-time students7.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.4% of adults in the ML3 0PU area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 21.9% have no qualifications.

ML3 0PUScotland
Degree level or above23.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.1%7.6%
No qualifications21.9%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 0PU (Whitehill) (about 760 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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