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Affluence in ML6 6GE

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

Neighbourhood
Thrashbush
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
608 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 6GE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 6GE area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

63.8% of adults in the ML6 6GE area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 17.4% are retired and 8.1% are full-time students.

ML6 6GEScotland
Employee, full-time42.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.5%
Self-employed8.5%7.4%
Unemployed0.8%1.9%
Full-time student8.1%8.8%
Retired17.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.8%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.1% of adults in the ML6 6GE area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 6GEScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.8%21.1%
Intermediate15.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%7.1%
Semi-routine10.1%11.2%
Routine10.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.3%6.8%
Full-time students7.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

27.3% of adults in the ML6 6GE area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 12% have no qualifications.

ML6 6GEScotland
Degree level or above27.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.9%7.6%
No qualifications12%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 6GE (Thrashbush) (about 608 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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