Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML6 8ES area guide

Who lives in ML6 8ES, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Craigneuk Airdrie
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,087 (2024)

ML6 8ESNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML6 8ES is like

ML6 8ES is a postcode in the Craigneuk Airdrie area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,087 people. 89.5% of households own their home, 5% rent privately and 3.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 62.4% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of Scotland.

Scores

How ML6 8ES compares

Headline figures for ML6 8ES, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

8.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

59per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in North Lanarkshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 25 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML6 8ES differs most from the national average.

01
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 8.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, making it less deprived than most of Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
89.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML6 8ES FAQs

Is ML6 8ES a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 8.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is ML6 8ES safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. North Lanarkshire recorded 59 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in ML6 8ES?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.8% of residents. 89.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (49.2%).

Which council covers ML6 8ES?

The local authority for ML6 8ES is North Lanarkshire.

ML6 8ES comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML6 8ES?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 25 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Drumgelloch Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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