Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

ML3 area guide

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

Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 59,402 (2024)

ML3Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML3 is like

The ML3 postcode district in South Lanarkshire covers 1,317 live postcodes and is home to about 59,402 people in 25,993 households. 65.4% of households own their home, 11.2% rent privately and 21.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 55.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML3 compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.5/ 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

7.0/ 10

Very good: 2 stations within a mile, 40 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

23 schools in ML3. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML3 differs most from the national average.

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Well connectedPositive
2 stations within a mile and 40 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.

Questions

ML3 FAQs

Is ML3 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is ML3 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.7% of residents. 65.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (32.6%).

Which council covers ML3?

The local authority for ML3 is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML3?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 40 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Hamilton West Rail Station, 0.7 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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