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Affluence in ML5 2HQ

How ML5 2HQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Townhead
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
710 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML5 2HQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML5 2HQ area scores 1.0 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
1.0/ 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

48.8% of adults in the ML5 2HQ area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 20.7% are retired and 7.1% are full-time students.

ML5 2HQScotland
Employee, full-time32.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.3%11.5%
Self-employed5%7.4%
Unemployed5.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.1%8.8%
Retired20.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11.3%5.2%
Other3.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17.9% of adults in the ML5 2HQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML5 2HQScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.4%21.1%
Intermediate10.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%7.1%
Semi-routine13.1%11.2%
Routine24.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed15.5%6.8%
Full-time students7.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.5% of adults in the ML5 2HQ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 31.3% have no qualifications.

ML5 2HQScotland
Degree level or above12.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.9%7.6%
No qualifications31.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML5 2HQ (Townhead) (about 710 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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