Affluence in ML3 6RS
How ML3 6RS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Laighstonehall
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 614 (2024)
ML3 6RSSouth Lanarkshire
How well off ML3 6RS is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 6RS area scores 6.0 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.
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53.9% of adults in the ML3 6RS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.7% are retired and 8.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
27.7% of adults in the ML3 6RS area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
21.6% of adults in the ML3 6RS area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 18.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 6RS (Laighstonehall) (about 614 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.