Most deprived 40–50%
SIMD 2020v2
Scotland
Region
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 5 — Most deprived 40–50%2821
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 9
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3750
- Employment
- 3031
- Health
- 4034
- Education
- 3335
- Access
- 252
- Crime
- 3312
- Housing
- 4051
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near ML12 6HN
not available in Scotland gov.scot
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 13.7 km straight lineabout 172 min
Carstairs Rail Station
Rail
- 16.4 km straight lineabout 205 min
Lanark Rail Station
Rail
Coordinates & Location for ML12 6HN
Postcode
ML12 6HN
Coordinates
55.5806, -3.5708
Grid reference
NT010330
Easting
301,075
Northing
633,003
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RHCJH+6M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Dumfries
ITL Region
South Lanarkshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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 - 03 S01019908
S01019908MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Clydesdale South S02003685
S02003685LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Clydesdale South - 03 S01012572
S01012572MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Clydesdale South S02002354
S02002354Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
8:00 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
9 hours 56 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
8:00 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 56 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 6HN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2821 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019908 and MSOA S02003685 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ML12 6HN 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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