Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML9 3BH area guide

Who lives in ML9 3BH, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Ashgill, Netherburn, Quarter and Glassford
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,669 (2024)

ML9 3BHSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML9 3BH is like

ML9 3BH is a postcode in the Ashgill, Netherburn, Quarter and Glassford area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,669 people. 77.6% of households own their home, 12.3% rent privately and 5.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML9 3BH compares

Headline figures for ML9 3BH, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. 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

1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML9 3BH differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
77.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML9 3BH FAQs

Is ML9 3BH a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is ML9 3BH 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 3BH?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.8% of residents. 77.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (59.2%).

Which council covers ML9 3BH?

The local authority for ML9 3BH is South Lanarkshire.

ML9 3BH comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML9 3BH?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Larkhall Rail Station, 2.2 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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