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Affluence in ML6 8DP

How ML6 8DP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Petersburn
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
648 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 8DP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 8DP 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

48.4% of adults in the ML6 8DP area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 20.5% are retired and 7.7% are full-time students.

ML6 8DPScotland
Employee, full-time32.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed3.2%7.4%
Unemployed4.3%1.9%
Full-time student7.7%8.8%
Retired20.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.2%5.2%
Other3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16% of adults in the ML6 8DP area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 8DPScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.8%21.1%
Intermediate13%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.8%7.1%
Semi-routine15.8%11.2%
Routine22.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.6%6.8%
Full-time students6.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.3% of adults in the ML6 8DP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 30.5% have no qualifications.

ML6 8DPScotland
Degree level or above14.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.8%7.6%
No qualifications30.5%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 8DP (Petersburn) (about 648 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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