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Affluence in ML3 9UJ

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

Neighbourhood
Hillhouse
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
837 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML3 9UJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML3 9UJ area scores 4.0 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.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

53.4% of adults in the ML3 9UJ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.2% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.

ML3 9UJScotland
Employee, full-time37.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.9%11.5%
Self-employed5.2%7.4%
Unemployed2.8%1.9%
Full-time student5.4%8.8%
Retired25.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.7%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.6% of adults in the ML3 9UJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML3 9UJScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.2%21.1%
Intermediate12.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine11.2%11.2%
Routine19.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.6%6.8%
Full-time students4.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.4% of adults in the ML3 9UJ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.8% have no qualifications.

ML3 9UJScotland
Degree level or above26.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.3%7.6%
No qualifications19.8%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 9UJ (Hillhouse) (about 837 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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