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Affluence in ML6 8HL

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

Neighbourhood
Craigneuk Airdrie
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
664 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 8HL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 8HL area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

72% of adults in the ML6 8HL area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 11.3% are retired and 10.1% are full-time students.

ML6 8HLScotland
Employee, full-time54.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.3%11.5%
Self-employed6.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student10.1%8.8%
Retired11.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.6%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

38.4% of adults in the ML6 8HL area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 8HLScotland
Higher managerial & professional14.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.5%21.1%
Intermediate15.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%7.1%
Semi-routine7.3%11.2%
Routine12.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.4%6.8%
Full-time students10.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.9% of adults in the ML6 8HL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.4% have no qualifications.

ML6 8HLScotland
Degree level or above31.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent15.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.3%7.6%
No qualifications9.4%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 8HL (Craigneuk Airdrie) (about 664 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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