Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML1 4BQ area guide

Who lives in ML1 4BQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Motherwell South
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 875 (2024)

ML1 4BQNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML1 4BQ is like

ML1 4BQ is a postcode in the Motherwell South area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 875 people. 53.6% of households own their home, 14% rent privately and 26.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 51.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML1 4BQ compares

Headline figures for ML1 4BQ, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

59per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in North Lanarkshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

4.8/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 17 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML1 4BQ differs most from the national average.

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An older population
26.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

ML1 4BQ FAQs

Is ML1 4BQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10 (good).

Is ML1 4BQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. North Lanarkshire recorded 59 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in ML1 4BQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8% of residents. 53.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (42.8%).

Which council covers ML1 4BQ?

The local authority for ML1 4BQ is North Lanarkshire.

ML1 4BQ comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML1 4BQ?

Connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10.

There are 17 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.8 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Motherwell Rail Station, 0.7 miles 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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