Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML1 5ND area guide

Who lives in ML1 5ND, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Salsburgh
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 2,782 (2024)

ML1 5NDNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML1 5ND is like

ML1 5ND is a postcode in the Salsburgh area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,782 people. 69.6% of households own their home, 6.6% rent privately and 20.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML1 5ND compares

Headline figures for ML1 5ND, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML1 5ND differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 6.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

ML1 5ND FAQs

Is ML1 5ND a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is ML1 5ND 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 5ND?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.7% of residents. 69.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (37%).

Which council covers ML1 5ND?

The local authority for ML1 5ND is North Lanarkshire.

ML1 5ND comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML1 5ND?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Cleland Rail Station, 1.7 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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