Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML2 9BB area guide

Who lives in ML2 9BB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Newmains
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 633 (2024)

ML2 9BBNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML2 9BB is like

ML2 9BB is a postcode in the Newmains area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 633 people. 79% of households own their home, 15.7% rent privately and 6.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 69.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML2 9BB compares

Headline figures for ML2 9BB, 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

1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML2 9BB differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
22.9% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
A big private rental marketPositive
15.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
79% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML2 9BB FAQs

Is ML2 9BB 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 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is ML2 9BB 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 ML2 9BB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 9.6% of residents. 79% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (39.1%).

Which council covers ML2 9BB?

The local authority for ML2 9BB is North Lanarkshire.

ML2 9BB comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML2 9BB?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Cleland Rail Station, 1.4 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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