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Affluence in ML3 7LT

How ML3 7LT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Silvertonhill
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
713 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML3 7LT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 7LT area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

53.5% of adults in the ML3 7LT area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 31.4% are retired and 8.8% are full-time students.

ML3 7LTScotland
Employee, full-time37.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.8%11.5%
Self-employed5.9%7.4%
Unemployed0.8%1.9%
Full-time student8.8%8.8%
Retired31.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.6%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44.4% of adults in the ML3 7LT area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML3 7LTScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.8%21.1%
Intermediate13.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.3%7.1%
Semi-routine9.5%11.2%
Routine6.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4%6.8%
Full-time students7.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

39.2% of adults in the ML3 7LT area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.3% have no qualifications.

ML3 7LTScotland
Degree level or above39.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.6%7.6%
No qualifications14.3%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 7LT (Silvertonhill) (about 713 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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