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Affluence in ML2 9DX

How ML2 9DX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Newmains
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
496 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML2 9DX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML2 9DX area scores 2.0 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
2.0/ 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

49.6% of adults in the ML2 9DX area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.1% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

ML2 9DXScotland
Employee, full-time33.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.2%11.5%
Self-employed5.4%7.4%
Unemployed3.3%1.9%
Full-time student6.2%8.8%
Retired23.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11.4%5.2%
Other3.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.6% of adults in the ML2 9DX area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML2 9DXScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.3%21.1%
Intermediate14%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine15.7%11.2%
Routine21.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.5%6.8%
Full-time students5.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.6% of adults in the ML2 9DX area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.9% have no qualifications.

ML2 9DXScotland
Degree level or above18.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.6%
No qualifications22.9%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 9DX (Newmains) (about 496 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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