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Affluence in ML2 8NG

How ML2 8NG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Allanton - Newmains Rural
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,463 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML2 8NG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML2 8NG area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

59.7% of adults in the ML2 8NG area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 17.4% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.

ML2 8NGScotland
Employee, full-time39.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time7.9%11.5%
Self-employed11.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student5.9%8.8%
Retired17.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.9%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

38.1% of adults in the ML2 8NG area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML2 8NGScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.9%21.1%
Intermediate11.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.4%7.1%
Semi-routine6.8%11.2%
Routine8.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.4%6.8%
Full-time students5.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.6% of adults in the ML2 8NG area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.5% have no qualifications.

ML2 8NGScotland
Degree level or above31.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent12.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship10%7.6%
No qualifications20.5%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 8NG (Allanton - Newmains Rural) (about 1,463 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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