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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 899 m straight lineabout 11 min
Motherwell Rail Station
Rail
- 1.8 km straight lineabout 22 min
Holytown Rail Station
Rail
- 1.8 km straight lineabout 23 min
Airbles Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · ML1 1HQ
Registers of Scotland · Forgewood - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£106,030
Median price: £86,000
2023 sales · 12 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near ML1 1HQ
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People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 2 — Most deprived 10–20%713
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 3
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 852
- Employment
- 824
- Health
- 663
- Education
- 517
- Access
- 1882
- Crime
- 3062
- Housing
- 1629
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Other postcode pages in the same local area as ML1 1HQ.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for ML1 1HQ
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML1 1HQ
Coordinates
55.7987, -3.9873
Grid reference
NS755579
Easting
275,517
Northing
657,947
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RQ2X7+F3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Motherwell and Airdrie
ITL Region
North Lanarkshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaMotherwell, Wishaw and Carluke S14000099
Constituency
S14000099Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Motherwell North
Constituency code
S14000099
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
North Lanarkshire
Health & NHS
Lanarkshire
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Lanarkshire
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
North Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
North Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Forgewood - 06 S01018759
S01018759MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Forgewood S02003477
S02003477LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forgewood - 06 S01011495
S01011495MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forgewood S02002159
S02002159Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
7:09 AM
Sunrise
4:50 PM
Sunset
9 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:09 AM
Sunset (today)
4:50 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 41 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ML1 1HQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 713 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01018759 and MSOA S02003477 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ML1 1HQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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