Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ML12 6GA
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML12 6GA
Coordinates
55.5690, -3.6491
Grid reference
NS961318
Easting
296,109
Northing
631,828
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RH992+J9
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%4827
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4827 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
Clydesdale South - 04 S01019909
S01019909MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Clydesdale South S02003685
S02003685LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Clydesdale South - 04 S01012573
S01012573MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Clydesdale South S02002354
S02002354Accessible 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
3:49 AM
Sunrise
8:51 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:49 AM
Sunset (today)
8:51 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentDecember 2000 — Introduced
Postcode ML12 6GA 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 4827 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019909 and MSOA S02003685 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ML12 6GA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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