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Scotland
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Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ML12 6EF
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML12 6EF
Coordinates
55.6239, -3.5308
Grid reference
NT036377
Easting
303,699
Northing
637,763
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RJFF9+HM
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
South 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 7 — Least Deprived 10%4291
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4291 places this postcode in Decile 7 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale S14000074
Constituency
S14000074Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Clydesdale East
Constituency code
S14000074
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
South 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
South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton - 04 S01019913
S01019913MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton S02003686
S02003686LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton - 04 S01012577
S01012577MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton S02002355
S02002355Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
12 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 34 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 ML12 6EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7. IMD Scotland: Rank 4291 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019913 and MSOA S02003686 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ML12 6EF 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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