Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML9 3HH area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Stonehouse
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 745 (2024)

ML9 3HHSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML9 3HH is like

ML9 3HH is a postcode in the Stonehouse area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 745 people. 64.7% of households own their home, 9.2% rent privately and 26.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 48.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML9 3HH compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 18 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML9 3HH differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

ML9 3HH FAQs

Is ML9 3HH a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is ML9 3HH 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 3HH?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 11.3% of residents. 64.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (37.8%).

Which council covers ML9 3HH?

The local authority for ML9 3HH is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML9 3HH?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 18 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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