Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML6 9SE area guide

Who lives in ML6 9SE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Calderbank and Brownsburn
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 721 (2024)

ML6 9SENorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML6 9SE is like

ML6 9SE is a postcode in the Calderbank and Brownsburn area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 721 people. 93.6% of households own their home, 2.9% rent privately and 1.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 49% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML6 9SE compares

Headline figures for ML6 9SE, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. 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, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML6 9SE differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
35.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 2.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
93.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML6 9SE FAQs

Is ML6 9SE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 9SE 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 9SE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 12.4% of residents. 93.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (49.4%).

Which council covers ML6 9SE?

The local authority for ML6 9SE is North Lanarkshire.

ML6 9SE comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML6 9SE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 31 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Airdrie Rail Station, 0.8 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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