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Affluence in ML8 4AF

How ML8 4AF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Carluke North
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
650 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML8 4AF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML8 4AF area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

50.5% of adults in the ML8 4AF area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 28.2% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.

ML8 4AFScotland
Employee, full-time34.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.1%11.5%
Self-employed6.1%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student3.8%8.8%
Retired28.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.5%5.2%
Other4.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.2% of adults in the ML8 4AF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML8 4AFScotland
Higher managerial & professional9%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.2%21.1%
Intermediate12.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%7.1%
Semi-routine13.2%11.2%
Routine18.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed15.7%6.8%
Full-time students2.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

21.8% of adults in the ML8 4AF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29.1% have no qualifications.

ML8 4AFScotland
Degree level or above21.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.4%7.6%
No qualifications29.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML8 4AF (Carluke North) (about 650 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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