Affluence in ML3 8BX
How ML3 8BX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Torheads and Little Earnock
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 486 (2024)
ML3 8BXSouth Lanarkshire
How well off ML3 8BX is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 8BX 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
57.8% of adults in the ML3 8BX area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.7% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
22.7% of adults in the ML3 8BX area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
14.1% of adults in the ML3 8BX area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8BX (Torheads and Little Earnock) (about 486 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.