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Affluence in ML6 7FE

How ML6 7FE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Caldercruix and Plains
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
944 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 7FE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 7FE area scores 1.0 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
1.0/ 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

49.1% of adults in the ML6 7FE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 19.4% are retired and 6.3% are full-time students.

ML6 7FEScotland
Employee, full-time34.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.3%11.5%
Self-employed5%7.4%
Unemployed3.8%1.9%
Full-time student6.3%8.8%
Retired19.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family7.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11.3%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.6% of adults in the ML6 7FE area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 7FEScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.8%21.1%
Intermediate11.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.8%7.1%
Semi-routine12.7%11.2%
Routine23%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.9%6.8%
Full-time students6.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.8% of adults in the ML6 7FE area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29.7% have no qualifications.

ML6 7FEScotland
Degree level or above13.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.9%7.6%
No qualifications29.7%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 7FE (Caldercruix and Plains) (about 944 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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