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ML9 2JY area guide

Who lives in ML9 2JY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Hareleeshill
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 586 (2024)

ML9 2JYSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML9 2JY is like

ML9 2JY is a postcode in the Hareleeshill area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 586 people. 90.5% of households own their home, 2.7% rent privately and 3.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 75–79, and 49.9% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of Scotland.

Scores

How ML9 2JY compares

Headline figures for ML9 2JY, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

9.0/ 10

Less 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, 24 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML9 2JY differs most from the national average.

01
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 9.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, making it less deprived than most of Scotland.
02
An older population
32% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 2.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
90.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML9 2JY FAQs

Is ML9 2JY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 9.0 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 ML9 2JY 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 ML9 2JY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 75–79, at 9.8% of residents. 90.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (62.1%).

Which council covers ML9 2JY?

The local authority for ML9 2JY is South Lanarkshire.

ML9 2JY comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML9 2JY?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 24 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Larkhall 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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