Who lives in ML8 5FX
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML8 5FX, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 818 (2024)
ML8 5FXSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML8 5FX
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML8 5FX (Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank) (about 818 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 12.2% of residents. 15% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 19.8% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
49.8% of residents are female and 49.8% male.
- Female49.8%51.4%
- Male49.8%48.6%
Relationship status
55% of adults in the ML8 5FX area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 30.7% have never married.
How residents rate their health
83.7% of residents in the ML8 5FX area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good50.1%47.9%
- Good33.6%30.9%
- Fair11.6%14.2%
- Bad3.7%5.3%
- Very bad0.8%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.