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Affluence in ML6 8JA

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

Neighbourhood
Craigneuk Airdrie
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
539 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 8JA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 8JA area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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 8JA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.2% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

ML6 8JAScotland
Employee, full-time35%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.1%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired22.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.8%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.5% of adults in the ML6 8JA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 8JAScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional12%21.1%
Intermediate10.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.9%7.1%
Semi-routine16.9%11.2%
Routine24.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.2%6.8%
Full-time students6.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.8% of adults in the ML6 8JA area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.8% have no qualifications.

ML6 8JAScotland
Degree level or above14.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.5%7.6%
No qualifications24.8%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 8JA (Craigneuk Airdrie) (about 539 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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