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ML6 6BG area guide

Who lives in ML6 6BG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Cairnhill
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
895 (2024)
At a glance

What ML6 6BG is like

ML6 6BG is a postcode in the Cairnhill area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 895 people. 64.8% of households own their home, 12.8% rent privately and 19.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 62.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML6 6BG compares

Headline figures for ML6 6BG, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 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, 38 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
13

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

Questions

ML6 6BG FAQs

01
Is ML6 6BG a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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).
02
Is ML6 6BG 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.
03
Who lives in ML6 6BG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 9.1% of residents. 64.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (34.4%).
04
Which council covers ML6 6BG?

The local authority for ML6 6BG is North Lanarkshire.

ML6 6BG comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is ML6 6BG?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 38 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Airdrie Rail Station, 0.2 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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