Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML8 5ED area guide

Who lives in ML8 5ED, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Carluke West
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 651 (2024)

ML8 5EDSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML8 5ED is like

ML8 5ED is a postcode in the Carluke West area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 651 people. 73% of households own their home, 15.7% rent privately and 10.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 51.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML8 5ED compares

Headline figures for ML8 5ED, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 30 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

7 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML8 5ED differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
15.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
28.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML8 5ED FAQs

Is ML8 5ED a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is ML8 5ED 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 ML8 5ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 11% of residents. 73% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (40.3%).

Which council covers ML8 5ED?

The local authority for ML8 5ED is South Lanarkshire.

ML8 5ED comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML8 5ED?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 30 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Carluke Rail Station, 0.5 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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