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Status
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Coordinates & Location for ML1 3HS
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML1 3HS
Coordinates
55.7901, -4.0155
Grid reference
NS737570
Easting
273,719
Northing
657,042
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QQXRM+3Q
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 8 — Least Deprived 10%5498
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5498 places this postcode in Decile 8 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaMotherwell, Wishaw and Carluke S14000099
Constituency
S14000099Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Motherwell West
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
Motherwell West - 03 S01018747
S01018747MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Motherwell West S02003475
S02003475LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Motherwell West - 03 S01011483
S01011483MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Motherwell West S02002157
S02002157Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:27 PM
Sunset
12 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:27 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 34 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJuly 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ML1 3HS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 5498 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01018747 and MSOA S02003475 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ML1 3HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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