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Affluence in ML4 3BL

How ML4 3BL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Bellshill South
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
700 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML4 3BL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML4 3BL area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

54.4% of adults in the ML4 3BL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 21% are retired and 9% are full-time students.

ML4 3BLScotland
Employee, full-time38.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.5%
Self-employed3.8%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student9%8.8%
Retired21%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.5%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17.2% of adults in the ML4 3BL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML4 3BLScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.5%21.1%
Intermediate12%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%7.1%
Semi-routine16.4%11.2%
Routine26.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.5%6.8%
Full-time students8.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.9% of adults in the ML4 3BL area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 30.6% have no qualifications.

ML4 3BLScotland
Degree level or above12.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.8%7.6%
No qualifications30.6%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 3BL (Bellshill South) (about 700 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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