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Affluence in ML2 9FA

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

Neighbourhood
Newmains
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
606 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML2 9FA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML2 9FA 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

48.9% of adults in the ML2 9FA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 22.3% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

ML2 9FAScotland
Employee, full-time35.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.3%11.5%
Self-employed4.3%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired22.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.5%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17% of adults in the ML2 9FA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML2 9FAScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.4%21.1%
Intermediate11.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.3%7.1%
Semi-routine13.4%11.2%
Routine25.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.1%6.8%
Full-time students7.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.4% of adults in the ML2 9FA area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 33.1% have no qualifications.

ML2 9FAScotland
Degree level or above13.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications33.1%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 9FA (Newmains) (about 606 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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