Affluence in ML3 7ER
How ML3 7ER 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
- 1,142 (2024)
ML3 7ERSouth Lanarkshire
How well off ML3 7ER is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 7ER 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.
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
44.6% of adults in the ML3 7ER area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 36.1% are retired and 7.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.1% of adults in the ML3 7ER area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
31.2% of adults in the ML3 7ER area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 7ER (Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar) (about 1,142 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.