Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML9 3PU area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Stonehouse
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 663 (2024)

ML9 3PUSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML9 3PU is like

ML9 3PU 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 663 people. 75.8% of households own their home, 9.9% rent privately and 11.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 48% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML9 3PU compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 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 3PU differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
34.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
75.8% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML9 3PU FAQs

Is ML9 3PU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is ML9 3PU 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 3PU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.2% of residents. 75.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (41.4%).

Which council covers ML9 3PU?

The local authority for ML9 3PU is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML9 3PU?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Larkhall Rail Station, 2.9 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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