Among the most deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ML5 1BJ
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML5 1BJ
Coordinates
55.8605, -4.0309
Grid reference
NS729649
Easting
272,986
Northing
664,902
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QVX69+6J
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 1 — Least Deprived 10%98
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 98 places this postcode in Decile 1 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaCoatbridge and Bellshill S14000070
Constituency
S14000070Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Coatbridge South
Constituency code
S14000070
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
Coatbridge West - 02 S01018846
S01018846MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Coatbridge West S02003491
S02003491LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Coatbridge West - 02 S01011581
S01011581MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Coatbridge West S02002173
S02002173Large 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
3:48 AM
Sunrise
8:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:48 AM
Sunset (today)
8:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 ML5 1BJ 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 98 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01018846 and MSOA S02003491 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ML5 1BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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