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Affluence in ML6 7JX

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

Neighbourhood
Caldercruix and Plains
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
954 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 7JX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 7JX area scores 2.0 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
2.0/ 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

51.9% of adults in the ML6 7JX area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 21.4% are retired and 9.6% are full-time students.

ML6 7JXScotland
Employee, full-time36.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.7%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed3.6%1.9%
Full-time student9.6%8.8%
Retired21.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.9%5.2%
Other3.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.3% of adults in the ML6 7JX area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 7JXScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.4%21.1%
Intermediate11.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.8%7.1%
Semi-routine13%11.2%
Routine22.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.7%6.8%
Full-time students8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15.8% of adults in the ML6 7JX area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29% have no qualifications.

ML6 7JXScotland
Degree level or above15.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship8%7.6%
No qualifications29%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 7JX (Caldercruix and Plains) (about 954 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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