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Affluence in ML5 5BY

How ML5 5BY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kirkshaws
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
882 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML5 5BY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML5 5BY area scores 2.0 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
2.0/ 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

46.1% of adults in the ML5 5BY area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 28.6% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.

ML5 5BYScotland
Employee, full-time31.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.8%11.5%
Self-employed3.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.9%8.8%
Retired28.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.4% of adults in the ML5 5BY area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML5 5BYScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.5%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine15.4%11.2%
Routine23.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13%6.8%
Full-time students6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

11.7% of adults in the ML5 5BY area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 34.3% have no qualifications.

ML5 5BYScotland
Degree level or above11.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.8%7.6%
No qualifications34.3%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 5BY (Kirkshaws) (about 882 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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