Affluence in ML3 6AT
How ML3 6AT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 458 (2024)
ML3 6ATSouth Lanarkshire
How well off ML3 6AT is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 6AT area scores 4.0 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.
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.1% of adults in the ML3 6AT area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 16% are retired and 9.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.1% of adults in the ML3 6AT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
41.4% of adults in the ML3 6AT area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 6AT (Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar) (about 458 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.