# ML1

Postcode district covering Motherwell, Flemington and New Stevenston, in North Lanarkshire.

ML1 is a postcode district covering Motherwell, Flemington and New Stevenston, in North Lanarkshire. About 60,214 people.

Postcode district. Code ML1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [ML](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ML1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Population: 58,863** (2021). ML1 had 58,863 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 102nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in ML1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.8%** (January 2026). In ML1, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.1%** (August 2026). In ML1, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ML1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in ML1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=ML1) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of North Lanarkshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is ML1.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=ML1) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of North Lanarkshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is ML1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ML1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ML1 had 58,863 usual residents at the census.

## How ML1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | ML1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 58,863 | most populated | 12 postcode districts, ML · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 12 postcode districts, ML · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.8% | 2nd highest | 12 postcode districts, ML · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.1% | 5th lowest | 12 postcode districts, ML · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of ML1?

ML1 had 58,863 usual residents at the census.
ML1 is the 102nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in ML1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carfin North - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018714) | 803 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Carfin North - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018715) | 815 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Carfin North - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018716) | 589 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Carfin North - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018717) | 666 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Carfin North - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018718) | 446 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Carfin North - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018719) | 692 | – | – | 98.6% |
| [Carfin and Cleekhimin - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018725) | 587 | – | – | 73.5% |
| [Carfin and Cleekhimin - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018726) | 698 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Carfin and Cleekhimin - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018727) | 789 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Carfin and Cleekhimin - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018728) | 539 | – | – | 98.8% |
| [Carfin and Cleekhimin - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018729) | 908 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Carfin and Cleekhimin - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018730) | 818 | – | – | 96.6% |
| [Carfin and Cleekhimin - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018731) | 560 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Carfin and Cleekhimin - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018732) | 574 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Cleland - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018701) | 839 | – | – | 96.8% |
| [Cleland - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018702) | 916 | – | – | 95.4% |
| [Cleland - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018703) | 656 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Cleland - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018704) | 630 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Clydesdale and New Stevenston - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018720) | 513 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Clydesdale and New Stevenston - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018721) | 704 | – | – | 95.6% |
| [Clydesdale and New Stevenston - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018722) | 935 | – | – | 92.6% |
| [Clydesdale and New Stevenston - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018723) | 696 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Clydesdale and New Stevenston - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018724) | 818 | – | – | 89.3% |
| [Craigneuk Wishaw - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018632) | 930 | – | – | 78.2% |
| [Dalziel and Hartwood - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018706) | 514 | – | – | 99.0% |
| [Dalziel and Hartwood - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018707) | 613 | – | – | 93.4% |
| [Dalziel and Hartwood - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018708) | 829 | – | – | 94.2% |
| [Dalziel and Hartwood - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018709) | 829 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Flemington - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018626) | 757 | – | – | 94.9% |
| [Flemington - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018627) | 703 | – | – | 95.1% |
| [Flemington - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018628) | 578 | – | – | 93.0% |
| [Flemington - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018629) | 485 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Flemington - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018630) | 551 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Flemington - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018631) | 696 | – | – | 66.0% |
| [Forgewood - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018754) | 1,056 | – | – | 97.6% |
| [Forgewood - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018755) | 420 | – | – | 95.6% |
| [Forgewood - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018756) | 758 | – | – | 83.8% |
| [Forgewood - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018757) | 454 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Forgewood - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018758) | 743 | – | – | 97.4% |
| [Forgewood - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018759) | 832 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Forgewood - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018760) | 660 | – | – | 96.2% |
| [Holytown - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018762) | 443 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Holytown - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018763) | 750 | – | – | 93.5% |
| [Holytown - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018764) | 437 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Holytown - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018765) | 613 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Holytown - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018766) | 670 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Holytown - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018767) | 599 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Holytown - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018768) | 925 | – | – | 80.9% |
| [Ladywell - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018738) | 383 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Ladywell - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018739) | 807 | – | – | 98.9% |
| [Ladywell - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018740) | 596 | – | – | 95.1% |
| [Ladywell - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018741) | 678 | – | – | 85.7% |
| [Ladywell - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018742) | 617 | – | – | 86.1% |
| [Ladywell - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018743) | 521 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Ladywell - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018744) | 972 | – | – | 87.3% |
| [Motherwell North - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018750) | 551 | – | – | 95.4% |
| [Motherwell North - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018751) | 950 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Motherwell North - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018752) | 812 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Motherwell North - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018753) | 725 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Motherwell South - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018733) | 889 | – | – | 93.1% |
| [Motherwell South - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018734) | 569 | – | – | 97.6% |
| [Motherwell South - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018735) | 722 | – | – | 81.4% |
| [Motherwell South - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018736) | 717 | – | – | 89.7% |
| [Motherwell South - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018737) | 678 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Motherwell West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018745) | 902 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Motherwell West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018746) | 913 | – | – | 96.7% |
| [Motherwell West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018747) | 472 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Motherwell West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018748) | 867 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Motherwell West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018749) | 935 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Muirhouse - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018616) | 936 | – | – | 83.1% |
| [Muirhouse - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018617) | 727 | – | – | 94.3% |
| [Muirhouse - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018618) | 668 | – | – | 92.9% |
| [Muirhouse - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018619) | 846 | – | – | 98.6% |
| [Muirhouse - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018620) | 510 | – | – | 97.5% |
| [Muirhouse and Knowetop - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018621) | 573 | – | – | 89.7% |
| [Muirhouse and Knowetop - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018622) | 750 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Muirhouse and Knowetop - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018623) | 722 | – | – | 95.2% |
| [Muirhouse and Knowetop - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018624) | 572 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Muirhouse and Knowetop - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018625) | 674 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [Newarthill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018710) | 881 | – | – | 92.0% |
| [Newarthill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018711) | 695 | – | – | 95.6% |
| [Newarthill - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018712) | 742 | – | – | 91.9% |
| [Newarthill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018713) | 660 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Salsburgh - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018700) | 797 | – | – | 97.8% |

## Your MP

- [Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke): Pamela Nash (Labour), MP since July 2024. 68% of the people here.
- [Airdrie and Shotts](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/airdrie-and-shotts): Kenneth Stevenson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 32% of the people here.
- [Coatbridge and Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coatbridge-and-bellshill): Frank McNally (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in ML1

[Carfin North](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/carfin-north), [Carfin and Cleekhimin](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/carfin-and-cleekhimin), [Cleland](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/cleland), [Clydesdale and New Stevenston](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/clydesdale-and-new-stevenston), [Dalziel and Hartwood](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/dalziel-and-hartwood), [Flemington](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/flemington), [Forgewood](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/forgewood), [Holytown](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/holytown), [Ladywell](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/ladywell), [Motherwell North](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/motherwell-north), [Motherwell South](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/motherwell-south), [Motherwell West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/motherwell-west), [Muirhouse](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/muirhouse), [Muirhouse and Knowetop](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/muirhouse-and-knowetop), [Newarthill](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/newarthill)

## Postcode sectors in ML1

[ML1 1 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1-1), [ML1 2 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1-2), [ML1 3 (315 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1-3), [ML1 4 (347 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1-4), [ML1 5 (319 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1-5), [ML1 9 (42 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1-9)

## Council

[North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire)

## Towns in ML1

[Motherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/motherwell), [Wishaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wishaw)

## Postcode districts next to ML1

[G71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g71), [ML2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml2), [ML3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml3), [ML4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4), [ML6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml6), [ML7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml7), [ML9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml9)

## Nearest rail stations

[Carfin (450 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9562,55.8073), [Holytown (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9739,55.8129), [Cleland (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9102,55.8047), [Motherwell (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9943,55.7917)

## More in the ML postcode area

[All ML postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## ML1 in brief

ML1 is a postcode district covering Motherwell, Flemington and New Stevenston, in North Lanarkshire.
About 60,214 people lived in ML1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
ML1 had 58,863 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in ML1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ML1, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In ML1, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ML1
- Postcode area: [ML](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml)
- Constituency: [Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke)
- Council: [North Lanarkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire)
- Area: 52.64 km²
- People, mid-2024: 60,214*
- Neighbourhoods: 84
- Output areas: 488

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[ML2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml2), [ML6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml6), [ML7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml7), [ML4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4), [G71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g71), [ML3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml3)

## Latest updates for ML1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/ML1

## How to cite

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