Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ML6 1DE
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML6 1DE
Coordinates
55.8666, -3.9797
Grid reference
NS762654
Easting
276,210
Northing
665,492
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RV28C+M4
User Type
Large 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 7 — Least Deprived 10%4202
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4202 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
North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaAirdrie and Shotts S14000063
Constituency
S14000063Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Airdrie Central
Constituency code
S14000063
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
Cairnhill - 03 S01018909
S01018909MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cairnhill S02003503
S02003503LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cairnhill - 03 S01011643
S01011643MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cairnhill S02002185
S02002185Large 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
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
April 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentApril 2026 — Introduced
Postcode ML6 1DE introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode ML6 1DE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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