Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML5 5LW area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Dundyvan
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 683 (2024)

ML5 5LWNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML5 5LW is like

ML5 5LW is a postcode in the Dundyvan area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 683 people. 75.7% of households own their home, 5.2% rent privately and 18.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 62.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML5 5LW compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

7.0/ 10

Very good: 3 stations within a mile, 38 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 ML5 5LW differs most from the national average.

01
Well connectedPositive
3 stations within a mile and 38 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
02
Few private renters
Only 5.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
75.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML5 5LW FAQs

Is ML5 5LW a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is ML5 5LW 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 5LW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 10.8% of residents. 75.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (52.8%).

Which council covers ML5 5LW?

The local authority for ML5 5LW is North Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML5 5LW?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 38 bus stops within 800m and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Kirkwood Rail Station, 0.3 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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