# ML11

Postcode district covering Lanark, in South Lanarkshire.

ML11 is a postcode district covering Lanark, in South Lanarkshire. About 34,386 people.

Postcode district. Code ML11. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [ML](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ML11 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Population: 34,592** (2021). ML11 had 34,592 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 673rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 26%** (2022). About 26% of people in ML11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 64.3%** (January 2026). In ML11, 64.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In ML11, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=ML11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 26% of people in ML11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=ML11) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Lanarkshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is ML11.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=ML11) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Lanarkshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is ML11.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=ML11) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ML11 had 34,592 usual residents at the census.

## How ML11 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | ML11 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 34,592 | 6th most populated | 12 postcode districts, ML · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 26% | 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 12 postcode districts, ML · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 64.3% | lowest | 12 postcode districts, ML · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.2% | joint 5th highest | 12 postcode districts, ML · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of ML11?

ML11 had 34,592 usual residents at the census.
ML11 is the 673rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in ML11

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019918) | 647 | – | – | 0.0% |
| [Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019919) | 818 | – | – | 85.2% |
| [Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019920) | 916 | – | – | 25.1% |
| [Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019921) | 783 | – | – | 12.2% |
| [Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019922) | 808 | – | – | 2.4% |
| [Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019923) | 911 | – | – | 56.4% |
| [Douglas, Coalburn and Rigside - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019977) | 757 | – | – | 0.0% |
| [Douglas, Coalburn and Rigside - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019978) | 852 | – | – | 17.0% |
| [Douglas, Coalburn and Rigside - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019979) | 860 | – | – | 0.5% |
| [Douglas, Coalburn and Rigside - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019980) | 808 | – | – | 18.7% |
| [Douglas, Coalburn and Rigside - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019981) | 971 | – | – | 33.1% |
| [Forth, Braehead and Auchengray - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019924) | 853 | – | – | 70.7% |
| [Forth, Braehead and Auchengray - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019925) | 596 | – | – | 52.4% |
| [Forth, Braehead and Auchengray - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019926) | 663 | – | – | 0.0% |
| [Forth, Braehead and Auchengray - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019927) | 794 | – | – | 43.7% |
| [Forth, Braehead and Auchengray - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019928) | 691 | – | – | 22.5% |
| [Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019971) | 765 | – | – | 76.3% |
| [Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019972) | 629 | – | – | 91.7% |
| [Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019973) | 673 | – | – | 97.6% |
| [Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019974) | 716 | – | – | 89.9% |
| [Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019975) | 474 | – | – | 91.2% |
| [Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019976) | 642 | – | – | 93.9% |
| [Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019987) | 867 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019988) | 522 | – | – | 49.1% |
| [Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019989) | 599 | – | – | 92.3% |
| [Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019990) | 681 | – | – | 71.9% |
| [Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019991) | 653 | – | – | 97.9% |
| [Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019992) | 1,022 | – | – | 80.9% |
| [Lanark North East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019961) | 618 | – | – | 96.6% |
| [Lanark North East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019962) | 700 | – | – | 97.9% |
| [Lanark North East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019963) | 533 | – | – | 77.6% |
| [Lanark North East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019964) | 457 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Lanark North West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019957) | 534 | – | – | 88.6% |
| [Lanark North West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019958) | 714 | – | – | 95.4% |
| [Lanark North West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019959) | 569 | – | – | 95.1% |
| [Lanark North West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019960) | 795 | – | – | 97.6% |
| [Lanark South - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019965) | 610 | – | – | 70.8% |
| [Lanark South - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019966) | 573 | – | – | 80.0% |
| [Lanark South - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019967) | 720 | – | – | 92.7% |
| [Lanark South - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019968) | 500 | – | – | 87.5% |
| [Lanark South - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019969) | 859 | – | – | 54.8% |
| [Lanark South - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019970) | 684 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Lesmahagow - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019982) | 803 | – | – | 91.9% |
| [Lesmahagow - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019983) | 423 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Lesmahagow - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019984) | 690 | – | – | 89.9% |
| [Lesmahagow - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019985) | 840 | – | – | 75.3% |
| [Lesmahagow - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01019986) | 914 | – | – | 98.1% |
| [Strathaven West, Chapelton, Drumclog and Sandford - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020040) | 842 | – | – | 65.4% |

## Your MP

- [Hamilton and Clyde Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley): Imogen Walker (Labour), MP since July 2024. 60% of the people here.
- [Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale): David Mundell (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 30% of the people here.
- [Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke): Pamela Nash (Labour), MP since July 2024. 9.9% of the people here.
- [Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston): Gregor Poynton (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in ML11

[Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/carstairs-carstairs-junction-and-carnwath), [Douglas, Coalburn and Rigside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/douglas-coalburn-and-rigside), [Forth, Braehead and Auchengray](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/forth-braehead-and-auchengray), [Hazelbank and Kirkfieldbank](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/hazelbank-and-kirkfieldbank), [Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/kirkmuirhill-and-blackwood), [Lanark North East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/lanark-north-east), [Lanark North West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/lanark-north-west), [Lanark South](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/lanark-south), [Lesmahagow](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/lesmahagow)

## Postcode sectors in ML11

[ML11 0 (245 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11-0), [ML11 1 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11-1), [ML11 7 (232 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11-7), [ML11 8 (259 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11-8), [ML11 9 (356 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11-9)

## Council

[South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)

## Towns in ML11

[Lanark](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lanark)

## Postcode districts next to ML11

[DG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dg4), [EH27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh27), [EH46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh46), [EH55](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh55), [KA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka18), [ML7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml7), [ML8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml8), [ML9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml9), [ML10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml10), [ML12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml12)

## More in the ML postcode area

[All ML postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## ML11 in brief

ML11 is a postcode district covering Lanark, in South Lanarkshire.
About 34,386 people lived in ML11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
ML11 had 34,592 usual residents at the census.
About 26% of people in ML11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ML11, 64.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In ML11, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ML11
- Postcode area: [ML](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml)
- Constituency: [Hamilton and Clyde Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley)
- Council: [South Lanarkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)
- Area: 589 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,386*
- Neighbourhoods: 48
- Output areas: 293

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[ML12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml12), [ML8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml8), [EH55](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh55), [KA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka18), [EH46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh46), [ML9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml9)

## Latest updates for ML11

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/ML11

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11#f-population.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml11