Affluence in ML3 8DH
How ML3 8DH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 758 (2024)
ML3 8DHSouth Lanarkshire
How well off ML3 8DH is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 8DH 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
58.8% of adults in the ML3 8DH area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.1% are retired and 9.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.3% of adults in the ML3 8DH area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
24.3% of adults in the ML3 8DH area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 18.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8DH (Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill) (about 758 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.