Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML5 5AJ area guide

Who lives in ML5 5AJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Kirkshaws
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 948 (2024)

ML5 5AJNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML5 5AJ is like

ML5 5AJ is a postcode in the Kirkshaws area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 948 people. 71.5% of households own their home, 5.6% rent privately and 23.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 63.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML5 5AJ compares

Headline figures for ML5 5AJ, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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, 28 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML5 5AJ differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 5.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
71.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML5 5AJ FAQs

Is ML5 5AJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 ML5 5AJ 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 ML5 5AJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 8.7% of residents. 71.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (46.8%).

Which council covers ML5 5AJ?

The local authority for ML5 5AJ is North Lanarkshire.

ML5 5AJ comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML5 5AJ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 28 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Kirkwood Rail Station, 0.6 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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