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Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

Affluence in ML8

How ML8 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Population
23,850 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML8 is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, ML8 scores 5.5 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.5/ 10
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Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

57.1% of adults in ML8 are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.2% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

ML8Scotland
Employee, full-time38.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.5%11.5%
Self-employed6.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student5.3%8.8%
Retired26.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.8%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.3% of adults in ML8 work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML8Scotland
Higher managerial & professional11.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.9%21.1%
Intermediate13.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%7.1%
Semi-routine11.2%11.2%
Routine13.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.6%6.8%
Full-time students5.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.4% of adults in ML8 hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.3% have no qualifications.

ML8Scotland
Degree level or above29.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship9%7.6%
No qualifications17.3%16.7%

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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