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Affluence in ML9 2LU

How ML9 2LU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hareleeshill
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
877 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML9 2LU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML9 2LU area scores 2.0 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.

Overall score
2.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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

51.3% of adults in the ML9 2LU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 16.9% are retired and 7.7% are full-time students.

ML9 2LUScotland
Employee, full-time31.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed4.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.7%8.8%
Retired16.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.4%5.2%
Other3.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.9% of adults in the ML9 2LU area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML9 2LUScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.5%21.1%
Intermediate14%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine16.7%11.2%
Routine20.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.2%6.8%
Full-time students8.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14% of adults in the ML9 2LU area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.4% have no qualifications.

ML9 2LUScotland
Degree level or above14%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9%7.6%
No qualifications27.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML9 2LU (Hareleeshill) (about 877 residents).

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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