# ML8 5EA: area report for a postcode in South Lanarkshire

ML8 5EA 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 5EA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) › [ML8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml8) › [ML8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml8-5)

## 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=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **Carluke, 800 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **Scotland’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Carluke West - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **£185,267 average price**: For the whole of South Lanarkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ML8 5EA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **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=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA
- **5.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Victoria Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-park-school-s8518343) | Special | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [High Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-mill-primary-school-s8550824) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kirkton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkton-primary-school-s8550727) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Athanasius' Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-athanasius-primary-school-s8546029) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carluke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carluke-primary-school-s8545928) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carluke High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carluke-high-school-s8549931) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Crawforddyke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crawforddyke-primary-school-s8547025) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Carluke (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: High Mill Medical Practice (290 m, 7,521 registered patients); St Luke's Medical Practice (290 m, 11,389 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Motherwell (80 m, Morrisons); Co-op Scotmid Carluke (270 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Spar Scotfresh Carluke (400 m, Spar); Aldi Carluke (520 m, Aldi); Tesco Carluke Superstore (900 m, Tesco)

## 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.

## Carluke West - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 655** (2021). Carluke West - 02 had 655 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,882nd 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Carluke West - 02, 96.0% 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: 1.1%** (August 2026). In Carluke West - 02, 1.1% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 58.4%** (2021). 58.4% of residents in Carluke West - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,047th 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: 55.7367, -3.8405

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=-3.8405,55.7367,ML85EA

## How to cite

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