Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ML8 4AY
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ML8 4AY
Coordinates
55.7272, -3.8184
Grid reference
NS858497
Easting
285,897
Northing
649,701
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RP5GJ+VM
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 5 — Least Deprived 10%3319
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3319 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaMotherwell, Wishaw and Carluke S14000099
Constituency
S14000099Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Clydesdale West
Constituency code
S14000099
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
Carluke East - 02 S01019944
S01019944MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Carluke East S02003692
S02003692LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Carluke East - 02 S01012607
S01012607MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Carluke East S02002361
S02002361Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:48 AM
Sunrise
8:52 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:48 AM
Sunset (today)
8:52 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2007
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~19 years
Active Duration
2007 -> PresentAugust 2007 — Introduced
Postcode ML8 4AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 3319 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01019944 and MSOA S02003692 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ML8 4AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2007
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~19 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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