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ML7 5AL area guide

Who lives in ML7 5AL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Allanton - Newmains Rural
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 545 (2024)

ML7 5ALNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML7 5AL is like

ML7 5AL is a postcode in the Allanton - Newmains Rural area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 545 people. 58.4% of households own their home, 5.7% rent privately and 32.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML7 5AL compares

Headline figures for ML7 5AL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

3.5/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML7 5AL differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
32.8% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
An older population
27.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 5.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

ML7 5AL FAQs

Is ML7 5AL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.5 out of 10 (limited).

Is ML7 5AL 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 ML7 5AL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 11.5% of residents. 58.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (36.8%).

Which council covers ML7 5AL?

The local authority for ML7 5AL is North Lanarkshire.

ML7 5AL comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML7 5AL?

Connectivity scores 3.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.5 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Hartwood Rail Station, 0.9 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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