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Affluence in ML5 2PW

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

Neighbourhood
Townhead
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
515 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML5 2PW is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML5 2PW 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

49.1% of adults in the ML5 2PW area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 18% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.

ML5 2PWScotland
Employee, full-time35.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.4%11.5%
Self-employed2.8%7.4%
Unemployed4.8%1.9%
Full-time student5.4%8.8%
Retired18%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11.7%5.2%
Other6.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17.7% of adults in the ML5 2PW area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML5 2PWScotland
Higher managerial & professional2.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.6%21.1%
Intermediate11.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine11.3%11.2%
Routine26.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.3%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.3% of adults in the ML5 2PW area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.7% have no qualifications.

ML5 2PWScotland
Degree level or above14.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.6%7.6%
No qualifications27.7%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 2PW (Townhead) (about 515 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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