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Affluence in ML2 7RB

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

Neighbourhood
Craigneuk Wishaw
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
832 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML2 7RB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML2 7RB area scores 1.0 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
1.0/ 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

48.3% of adults in the ML2 7RB area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 18.1% are retired and 9.5% are full-time students.

ML2 7RBScotland
Employee, full-time29.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.1%11.5%
Self-employed6.8%7.4%
Unemployed2.8%1.9%
Full-time student9.5%8.8%
Retired18.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.3%5.2%
Other3.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16% of adults in the ML2 7RB area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML2 7RBScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.3%21.1%
Intermediate11%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7%7.1%
Semi-routine16.2%11.2%
Routine20.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.8%6.8%
Full-time students8.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15% of adults in the ML2 7RB area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.6% have no qualifications.

ML2 7RBScotland
Degree level or above15%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.4%7.6%
No qualifications27.6%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 7RB (Craigneuk Wishaw) (about 832 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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