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Affluence in ML4 1BG

How ML4 1BG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Holytown
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
774 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML4 1BG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML4 1BG area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

68.3% of adults in the ML4 1BG area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 15.8% are retired and 6.5% are full-time students.

ML4 1BGScotland
Employee, full-time50.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.3%11.5%
Self-employed9.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student6.5%8.8%
Retired15.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.8%5.2%
Other1.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

36.2% of adults in the ML4 1BG area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML4 1BGScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.4%21.1%
Intermediate17.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine9.3%11.2%
Routine9.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.6%6.8%
Full-time students6.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

28.8% of adults in the ML4 1BG area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 12% have no qualifications.

ML4 1BGScotland
Degree level or above28.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND19.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.4%7.6%
No qualifications12%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML4 1BG (Holytown) (about 774 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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