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Affluence in ML1 3LX

How ML1 3LX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Motherwell West
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
886 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML1 3LX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML1 3LX area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

49.5% of adults in the ML1 3LX area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 20.9% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.

ML1 3LXScotland
Employee, full-time35.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.2%11.5%
Self-employed2.5%7.4%
Unemployed2.7%1.9%
Full-time student4.8%8.8%
Retired20.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.3%5.2%
Other3.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.2% of adults in the ML1 3LX area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML1 3LXScotland
Higher managerial & professional5%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.3%21.1%
Intermediate13.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine15.8%11.2%
Routine25.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11%6.8%
Full-time students5.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15.6% of adults in the ML1 3LX area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 30.7% have no qualifications.

ML1 3LXScotland
Degree level or above15.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.1%7.6%
No qualifications30.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML1 3LX (Motherwell West) (about 886 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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