Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
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Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ML3 8FU
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML3 8FU
Coordinates
55.7503, -4.0731
Grid reference
NS699527
Easting
269,979
Northing
652,720
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QQW2G+4Q
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 8 — Least Deprived 10%5519
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5519 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
South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHamilton and Clyde Valley S14000092
Constituency
S14000092Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hamilton West and Earnock
Constituency code
S14000092
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
Torheads and Little Earnock - 03 S01020080
S01020080MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torheads and Little Earnock S02003717
S02003717LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Little Earnock - 01 S01012733
S01012733MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Little Earnock S02002388
S02002388Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
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 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentJuly 2025 — Introduced
Postcode ML3 8FU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode ML3 8FU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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