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Affluence in ML6 7FF

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

Neighbourhood
Drumgelloch
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,231 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 7FF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 7FF area scores 5.0 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
5.0/ 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

82.6% of adults in the ML6 7FF area are in work, well above the Scotland average of 55%. 5.9% are retired and 7.4% are full-time students.

ML6 7FFScotland
Employee, full-time59.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.3%11.5%
Self-employed8.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student7.4%8.8%
Retired5.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.8%5.2%
Other0.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

47.1% of adults in the ML6 7FF area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 7FFScotland
Higher managerial & professional14.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional32.4%21.1%
Intermediate16.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.3%7.1%
Semi-routine6.4%11.2%
Routine7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.5%6.8%
Full-time students7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.5% of adults in the ML6 7FF area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 4.3% have no qualifications.

ML6 7FFScotland
Degree level or above36.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND19.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship7%7.6%
No qualifications4.3%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 7FF (Drumgelloch) (about 1,231 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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