Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML8 5LL area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Law
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 609 (2024)

ML8 5LLSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML8 5LL is like

ML8 5LL 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 609 people. 73.6% of households own their home, 5.6% rent privately and 16.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML8 5LL compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML8 5LL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML8 5LL FAQs

Is ML8 5LL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is ML8 5LL 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 5LL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.1% of residents. 73.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (29.9%).

Which council covers ML8 5LL?

The local authority for ML8 5LL is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML8 5LL?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 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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