# ML8 4QR: area report for a postcode in South Lanarkshire

ML8 4QR is a postcode in South Lanarkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of South Lanarkshire. Open the map at ML8 4QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) › [ML8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml8) › [ML8 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml8-4)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **Lanark, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **Scotland’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields - 03. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **£185,267 average price**: For the whole of South Lanarkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ML8 4QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR
- **3.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £185,267** (July 2026). South Lanarkshire’s average house price was £185,267 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,126** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Lanarkshire earned a median of £41,126 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 118th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in South Lanarkshire costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 334,330** (2025). South Lanarkshire’s population was an estimated 334,330 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields - 03 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 906** (2021). Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields - 03 had 906 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,918th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields - 03, 94.9% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 66.3%** (2021). 66.3% of residents in Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields - 03 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 13,817th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Aged 65 and over: 10.9%** (2021). 10.9% of residents in Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields - 03 were aged 65 or over at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,326th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## ML8 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 19,988** (2021). ML8 had 19,988 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,293rd least 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in ML8 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In ML8, 94.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.5%** (August 2026). In ML8, 2.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)
- Centre: 55.7172, -3.7540

Council: [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke): Pamela Nash (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.7540,55.7172,ML84QR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml8-4qr.

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml8-4qr