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Affluence in ML6 6DH

How ML6 6DH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Drumgelloch
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
628 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 6DH is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 6DH area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

49.5% of adults in the ML6 6DH area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 28.8% are retired and 7.1% are full-time students.

ML6 6DHScotland
Employee, full-time34.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.4%11.5%
Self-employed6.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student7.1%8.8%
Retired28.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.8%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

36.9% of adults in the ML6 6DH area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 6DHScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.9%21.1%
Intermediate13.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.8%7.1%
Semi-routine9.3%11.2%
Routine11.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.2%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.8% of adults in the ML6 6DH area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.5% have no qualifications.

ML6 6DHScotland
Degree level or above32.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.4%7.6%
No qualifications17.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML6 6DH (Drumgelloch) (about 628 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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