PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · North Lanarkshire

Affluence in ML6 7FJ

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

Neighbourhood
Drumgelloch
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
722 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 7FJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 7FJ 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

55.3% of adults in the ML6 7FJ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.7% are retired and 4% are full-time students.

ML6 7FJScotland
Employee, full-time40.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.2%11.5%
Self-employed4.3%7.4%
Unemployed1.8%1.9%
Full-time student4%8.8%
Retired26.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.1%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.8% of adults in the ML6 7FJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 7FJScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional21%21.1%
Intermediate14.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine10.6%11.2%
Routine14.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.6%6.8%
Full-time students3.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.1% of adults in the ML6 7FJ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 21.3% have no qualifications.

ML6 7FJScotland
Degree level or above25.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.9%7.6%
No qualifications21.3%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 7FJ (Drumgelloch) (about 722 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

Explore

Look up another area