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Affluence in ML8 4RB

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

Neighbourhood
Carluke East
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
741 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML8 4RB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML8 4RB 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

53.6% of adults in the ML8 4RB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

ML8 4RBScotland
Employee, full-time35.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.9%11.5%
Self-employed4.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student4.6%8.8%
Retired26%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.6%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25.7% of adults in the ML8 4RB area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML8 4RBScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.4%21.1%
Intermediate13.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7%7.1%
Semi-routine16%11.2%
Routine19.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

19.4% of adults in the ML8 4RB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.8% have no qualifications.

ML8 4RBScotland
Degree level or above19.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications24.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML8 4RB (Carluke East) (about 741 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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