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Newmains

Middle area

The south of the North Lanarkshire. 5,569 people in 7.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Newmains’s wards yet.

Population
5,599
2,288th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.9%
3,127th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Newmains compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population84 middle areas, North Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Lanarkshire84 areas from 2,173 to 6,242. The middle area is 3,870. Newmains is 5,599.
5,5998th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage84 middle areas, North Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Lanarkshire84 areas from 52.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 94.6%. Newmains is 95.1%.
95.1%39th highest
Claimant rate84 middle areas, North Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Lanarkshire84 areas from 0.8% to 6.1%. The middle area is 3.0%. Newmains is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 37th highest
Aged 15 to 6484 middle areas, North Lanarkshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in North Lanarkshire84 areas from 58.4% to 75.4%. The middle area is 65.4%. Newmains is 64.9%.
64.9%joint 31st lowest

Figures for the whole of North Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Lanarkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Lanarkshire and not Newmains alone. See North Lanarkshire

Average house price
£158,591
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,070
119th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.9×
6th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
78.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Newmains in brief

Newmains had 5,599 usual residents at the census.

In Newmains, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Newmains, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.9% of residents in Newmains were aged 15 to 64 at the census.