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Affluence in ML3 9DA

How ML3 9DA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Earnock
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
500 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML3 9DA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 9DA area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

62.4% of adults in the ML3 9DA area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 29.6% are retired and 2.4% are full-time students.

ML3 9DAScotland
Employee, full-time43%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.3%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed0.5%1.9%
Full-time student2.4%8.8%
Retired29.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.4% of adults in the ML3 9DA area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML3 9DAScotland
Higher managerial & professional15.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional26%21.1%
Intermediate18%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.5%7.1%
Semi-routine8.5%11.2%
Routine8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.7%6.8%
Full-time students2.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

35.7% of adults in the ML3 9DA area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.8% have no qualifications.

ML3 9DAScotland
Degree level or above35.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.9%7.6%
No qualifications11.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 9DA (Earnock) (about 500 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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