Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML4 3EH area guide

Who lives in ML4 3EH, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bellshill Central
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,081 (2024)

ML4 3EHNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML4 3EH is like

ML4 3EH is a postcode in the Bellshill Central area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,081 people. 60.1% of households own their home, 9.5% rent privately and 28.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 49.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML4 3EH compares

Headline figures for ML4 3EH, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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, 33 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML4 3EH differs most from the national average.

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An older population
30.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

ML4 3EH FAQs

Is ML4 3EH a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 ML4 3EH 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 ML4 3EH?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9.5% of residents. 60.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (59.4%).

Which council covers ML4 3EH?

The local authority for ML4 3EH is North Lanarkshire.

ML4 3EH comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML4 3EH?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 33 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Bellshill Rail Station, 0.4 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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