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Affluence in ML9 3LY

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

Neighbourhood
Stonehouse
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
979 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML9 3LY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML9 3LY area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

66.3% of adults in the ML9 3LY area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 18.6% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

ML9 3LYScotland
Employee, full-time44.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.4%11.5%
Self-employed11.8%7.4%
Unemployed0.9%1.9%
Full-time student5.3%8.8%
Retired18.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

34.7% of adults in the ML9 3LY area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML9 3LYScotland
Higher managerial & professional12%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.8%21.1%
Intermediate14%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.1%7.1%
Semi-routine9.2%11.2%
Routine11.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.3%6.8%
Full-time students5.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

28.6% of adults in the ML9 3LY area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.4% have no qualifications.

ML9 3LYScotland
Degree level or above28.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.4%7.6%
No qualifications13.4%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 3LY (Stonehouse) (about 979 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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