Affluence in ML3 8EU
How ML3 8EU 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
- 633 (2024)
ML3 8EUSouth Lanarkshire
How well off ML3 8EU is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 8EU area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for 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
54.5% of adults in the ML3 8EU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.5% are retired and 7.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
24.3% of adults in the ML3 8EU area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
16.5% of adults in the ML3 8EU area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8EU (Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill) (about 633 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.