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Affluence in ML2 7QS

How ML2 7QS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Wishaw North
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
616 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML2 7QS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML2 7QS area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

57.1% of adults in the ML2 7QS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.6% are retired and 4.2% are full-time students.

ML2 7QSScotland
Employee, full-time40%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.3%11.5%
Self-employed4.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student4.2%8.8%
Retired26.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.8%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.2% of adults in the ML2 7QS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML2 7QSScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.5%21.1%
Intermediate12.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.7%7.1%
Semi-routine11.6%11.2%
Routine16.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.1%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

22.6% of adults in the ML2 7QS area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.5% have no qualifications.

ML2 7QSScotland
Degree level or above22.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.8%7.6%
No qualifications22.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML2 7QS (Wishaw North) (about 616 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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