Affluence in ML9 1LU
How ML9 1LU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Strutherhill and Birkenshaw
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 743 (2024)
ML9 1LUSouth Lanarkshire
How well off ML9 1LU is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML9 1LU area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
49.3% of adults in the ML9 1LU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.5% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
16.1% of adults in the ML9 1LU area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
14.5% of adults in the ML9 1LU area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 34.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML9 1LU (Strutherhill and Birkenshaw) (about 743 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.