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Affluence in ML7 4DD

How ML7 4DD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Shotts
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
873 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML7 4DD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML7 4DD 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

56.4% of adults in the ML7 4DD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 12.2% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

ML7 4DDScotland
Employee, full-time39.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.8%11.5%
Self-employed5.3%7.4%
Unemployed3.1%1.9%
Full-time student7%8.8%
Retired12.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family8.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9%5.2%
Other5.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

15.8% of adults in the ML7 4DD area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML7 4DDScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.7%21.1%
Intermediate9.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11.3%7.1%
Semi-routine12.6%11.2%
Routine25.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.8%6.8%
Full-time students6.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.2% of adults in the ML7 4DD area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.8% have no qualifications.

ML7 4DDScotland
Degree level or above12.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent31.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.1%7.6%
No qualifications27.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML7 4DD (Shotts) (about 873 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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