Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML7 5BS area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Shotts
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 968 (2024)

ML7 5BSNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML7 5BS is like

ML7 5BS is a postcode in the Shotts area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 968 people. 76% of households own their home, 13.8% rent privately and 8.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 54.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML7 5BS compares

Headline figures for ML7 5BS, 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

2.8/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML7 5BS differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML7 5BS FAQs

Is ML7 5BS 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 2.8 out of 10 (limited).

Is ML7 5BS 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 5BS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.8% of residents. 76% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (33.2%).

Which council covers ML7 5BS?

The local authority for ML7 5BS is North Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is ML7 5BS?

Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Shotts Rail Station, 0.6 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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