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ML3 8RJ area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Strathaven West, Chapelton, Drumclog and Sandford
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 910 (2024)

ML3 8RJSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML3 8RJ is like

ML3 8RJ is a postcode in the Strathaven West, Chapelton, Drumclog and Sandford area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 910 people. 88% of households own their home, 6.3% rent privately and 3.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 55.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML3 8RJ compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

10 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML3 8RJ differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 6.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
88% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML3 8RJ FAQs

Is ML3 8RJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is ML3 8RJ 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 8RJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.7% of residents. 88% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (64.9%).

Which council covers ML3 8RJ?

The local authority for ML3 8RJ is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML3 8RJ?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Hamilton West Rail Station, 2.1 miles 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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