Postcode district · North Lanarkshire

ML2 area guide

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

Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 42,683 (2024)

ML2Postcode district · North Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML2 is like

The ML2 postcode district in North Lanarkshire covers 886 live postcodes and is home to about 42,683 people in 19,051 households. 57% of households own their home, 8.4% rent privately and 32.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML2 compares

Headline figures for ML2, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

3.7/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 30 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

18 schools in ML2. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML2 differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
32.8% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

ML2 FAQs

Is ML2 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.7 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is ML2 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 57% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (28.2%).

Which council covers ML2?

The local authority for ML2 is North Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML2?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 30 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Wishaw Rail Station, 0.6 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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