Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML3 8LX area guide

Who lives in ML3 8LX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Torheads and Little Earnock
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 934 (2024)

ML3 8LXSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML3 8LX is like

ML3 8LX is a postcode in the Torheads and Little Earnock area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 934 people. 69.7% of households own their home, 5.1% rent privately and 21.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 57.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML3 8LX compares

Headline figures for ML3 8LX, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

50per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in South Lanarkshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 42 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

9 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML3 8LX differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 5.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

ML3 8LX FAQs

Is ML3 8LX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is ML3 8LX safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Lanarkshire recorded 50 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in ML3 8LX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 10.3% of residents. 69.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (55.7%).

Which council covers ML3 8LX?

The local authority for ML3 8LX is South Lanarkshire.

ML3 8LX comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML3 8LX?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 42 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Hamilton West Rail Station, 1 mile away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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