Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML8 5HU area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Carluke North
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 650 (2024)

ML8 5HUSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML8 5HU is like

ML8 5HU is a postcode in the Carluke North area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 650 people. 41% of households own their home, 13.7% rent privately and 45% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 50.5% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more deprived parts of Scotland.

Scores

How ML8 5HU compares

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

AffluenceMore

2.0/ 10

More deprived than most. 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 5HU differs most from the national average.

01
More deprived than mostLook closer
Scores 2.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 (where 1 is most deprived). Yields can be higher, but check tenant demand street by street.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
45% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
03
An older population
26.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

ML8 5HU FAQs

Is ML8 5HU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 2.0 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 5HU 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 5HU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 9.1% of residents. 41% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (53.6%).

Which council covers ML8 5HU?

The local authority for ML8 5HU is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML8 5HU?

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, 0.7 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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