Who lives in ML3 8LP
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML3 8LP, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Torheads and Little Earnock
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 560 (2024)
ML3 8LPSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML3 8LP
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8LP (Torheads and Little Earnock) (about 560 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 9% of residents. 11.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 18.8% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52.8% of residents are female and 46.8% male.
- Female52.8%51.4%
- Male46.8%48.6%
Relationship status
44.5% of adults in the ML3 8LP area are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 35.9% have never married.
How residents rate their health
74.4% of residents in the ML3 8LP area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good46%47.9%
- Good28.4%30.9%
- Fair12.7%14.2%
- Bad7.7%5.3%
- Very bad2.9%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.