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Affluence in ML3 6AE

How ML3 6AE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Whitehill
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
691 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML3 6AE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 6AE 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

47.5% of adults in the ML3 6AE area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 21% are retired and 4% are full-time students.

ML3 6AEScotland
Employee, full-time33.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.1%11.5%
Self-employed5.8%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student4%8.8%
Retired21%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled12.9%5.2%
Other4.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

27% of adults in the ML3 6AE area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML3 6AEScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.9%21.1%
Intermediate9.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.1%7.1%
Semi-routine10.9%11.2%
Routine17.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.1%6.8%
Full-time students4.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.8% of adults in the ML3 6AE area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.8% have no qualifications.

ML3 6AEScotland
Degree level or above25.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.3%7.6%
No qualifications26.8%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 6AE (Whitehill) (about 691 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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