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Affluence in ML9 3FY

How ML9 3FY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stonehouse
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,042 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML9 3FY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML9 3FY area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

67.4% of adults in the ML9 3FY area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 17.4% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

ML9 3FYScotland
Employee, full-time48.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.9%11.5%
Self-employed8.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student5.3%8.8%
Retired17.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.8%5.2%
Other0.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

38% of adults in the ML9 3FY area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML9 3FYScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.7%21.1%
Intermediate14.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.2%7.1%
Semi-routine7.7%11.2%
Routine12.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.3%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.1% of adults in the ML9 3FY area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.4% have no qualifications.

ML9 3FYScotland
Degree level or above31.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.5%7.6%
No qualifications11.4%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 3FY (Stonehouse) (about 1,042 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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