Who lives in ML8 5RD
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML8 5RD, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 787 (2024)
ML8 5RDSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML8 5RD
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML8 5RD (Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields) (about 787 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.7% of residents. 13.6% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 28.3% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
54% of residents are female and 46.3% male.
- Female54%51.4%
- Male46.3%48.6%
Relationship status
53.3% of adults in the ML8 5RD area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 26.2% have never married.
How residents rate their health
76.6% of residents in the ML8 5RD area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good49.4%47.9%
- Good27.2%30.9%
- Fair17%14.2%
- Bad4.7%5.3%
- Very bad1.8%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.