Affluence in ML3 8TG
How ML3 8TG 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
- 610 (2024)
ML3 8TGSouth Lanarkshire
How well off ML3 8TG is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 8TG area scores 3.0 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
55.8% of adults in the ML3 8TG area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.2% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
25.2% of adults in the ML3 8TG area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
19.4% of adults in the ML3 8TG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 28.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8TG (Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill) (about 610 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.