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Affluence in ML8 4JD

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

Neighbourhood
Carluke South
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,115 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML8 4JD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML8 4JD area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

52.2% of adults in the ML8 4JD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.6% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

ML8 4JDScotland
Employee, full-time36%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.4%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired30.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.2%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

28.8% of adults in the ML8 4JD area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML8 4JDScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.4%21.1%
Intermediate12.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine13.8%11.2%
Routine16.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7%6.8%
Full-time students5.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

20.7% of adults in the ML8 4JD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.5% have no qualifications.

ML8 4JDScotland
Degree level or above20.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.2%7.6%
No qualifications20.5%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 4JD (Carluke South) (about 1,115 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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