Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML3 7FT area guide

Who lives in ML3 7FT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,160 (2024)

ML3 7FTSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML3 7FT is like

ML3 7FT is a postcode in the Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,160 people. 82.9% of households own their home, 9.9% rent privately and 2.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 71.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML3 7FT compares

Headline figures for ML3 7FT, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

50per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in South Lanarkshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.3/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

22 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML3 7FT differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
82.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML3 7FT FAQs

Is ML3 7FT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.3 out of 10 (limited).

Is ML3 7FT safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Lanarkshire recorded 50 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in ML3 7FT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 10.4% of residents. 82.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (37.7%).

Which council covers ML3 7FT?

The local authority for ML3 7FT is South Lanarkshire.

ML3 7FT comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML3 7FT?

Connectivity scores 3.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.3 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Chatelherault Rail Station, 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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