Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML8 5GB area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Law
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 508 (2024)

ML8 5GBSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML8 5GB is like

ML8 5GB is a postcode in the Law area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 508 people. 75.5% of households own their home, 9.6% rent privately and 10.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 69.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML8 5GB compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

2.3/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 14 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML8 5GB differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
75.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML8 5GB FAQs

Is ML8 5GB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10 (limited).

Is ML8 5GB 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 5GB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 10.1% of residents. 75.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (46.3%).

Which council covers ML8 5GB?

The local authority for ML8 5GB is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML8 5GB?

Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10.

There are 14 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.3 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Carluke Rail Station, 1.8 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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