# ML4 1HJ: area report for a postcode in North Lanarkshire

ML4 1HJ is a postcode in North Lanarkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Lanarkshire. Open the map at ML4 1HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) › [ML4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4) › [ML4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **Bellshill, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bellshill Central - 03. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **£158,591 average price**: For the whole of North Lanarkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ML4 1HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bellshill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bellshill-academy-s8516634) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Gerard's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gerards-primary-school-s8510822) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Noble Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/noble-primary-school-s8510628) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Holy Family Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-primary-school-s8512221) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cardinal Newman High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-newman-high-school-s8518637) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Mossend Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossend-primary-school-s8512124) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Lawmuir Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lawmuir-primary-school-s8510520) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Sacred Heart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-primary-school-s8510725) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bellshill (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: John Street Surgery (700 m, 7,765 registered patients); Bruce Medical Centre (800 m, 8,089 registered patients); Mossend Surgery (860 m, 6,693 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bellshill Extra (290 m, Tesco); Spar - Certas Energy Uk Ltd Shell Bellshill (380 m, Spar); Spar Bellshill (420 m, Spar); Farmfoods Bellshill (430 m, Farmfoods); Morrisons Bellshill (550 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £158,591** (July 2026). North Lanarkshire’s average house price was £158,591 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,070** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Lanarkshire earned a median of £41,070 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 119th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 3.9×** (2025). A home in North Lanarkshire costs 3.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 6th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 343,930** (2025). North Lanarkshire’s population was an estimated 343,930 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Bellshill Central - 03 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 936** (2021). Bellshill Central - 03 had 936 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,218th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Bellshill Central - 03, 98.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.4%** (August 2026). In Bellshill Central - 03, 4.4% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 65.8%** (2021). 65.8% of residents in Bellshill Central - 03 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 15,206th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## ML4 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 21,587** (2021). ML4 had 21,587 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,364th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in ML4 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.9%** (January 2026). In ML4, 93.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.7%** (August 2026). In ML4, 3.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire)
- Centre: 55.8226, -4.0214

Council: [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Coatbridge and Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coatbridge-and-bellshill): Frank McNally (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.0214,55.8226,ML41HJ

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