Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

ML9 area guide

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

Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 25,929 (2024)

ML9Postcode district · South Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML9 is like

The ML9 postcode district in South Lanarkshire covers 694 live postcodes and is home to about 25,929 people in 10,949 households. 68% of households own their home, 9.2% rent privately and 21.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 55.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML9 compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.3/ 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, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

11 schools in ML9. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML9 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 9.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

ML9 FAQs

Is ML9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.3 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8% of residents. 68% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (34.4%).

Which council covers ML9?

The local authority for ML9 is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML9?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 29 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Larkhall Rail Station, 1 mile 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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