# ML4

Postcode district covering Bellshill, Orbiston and Shirrel, in North Lanarkshire.

ML4 is a postcode district covering Bellshill, Orbiston and Shirrel, in North Lanarkshire. About 21,599 people.

Postcode district. Code ML4. 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 ML4 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4#f-gigabit-coverage
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ML4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in ML4 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=ML4) (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 ML4.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=ML4) (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 ML4.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ML4) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ML4 had 21,587 usual residents at the census.

## How ML4 compares

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

| Measure | ML4 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 21,587 | 5th least 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 | 93.9% | 5th highest | 12 postcode districts, ML · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.7% | highest | 12 postcode districts, ML · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of ML4?

ML4 had 21,587 usual residents at the census.
ML4 is the 1,364th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in ML4

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bellshill Central - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018792) | 901 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Bellshill Central - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018793) | 554 | – | – | 98.7% |
| [Bellshill Central - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018794) | 936 | – | – | 98.9% |
| [Bellshill Central - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018795) | 570 | – | – | 96.7% |
| [Bellshill Central - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018796) | 495 | – | – | 97.8% |
| [Bellshill South - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018783) | 702 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Bellshill South - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018784) | 669 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Bellshill South - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018785) | 933 | – | – | 94.9% |
| [Bellshill South - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018786) | 840 | – | – | 91.8% |
| [Bellshill South - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018787) | 685 | – | – | 74.7% |
| [Bellshill South - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018788) | 720 | – | – | 93.8% |
| [Fallside - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018797) | 617 | – | – | 65.5% |
| [Hattonrigg - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018789) | 884 | – | – | 94.6% |
| [Hattonrigg - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018790) | 931 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Hattonrigg - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018791) | 631 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Holytown - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018761) | 831 | – | – | 95.6% |
| [Milnwood - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018769) | 685 | – | – | 91.2% |
| [Milnwood - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018770) | 472 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Milnwood - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018771) | 643 | – | – | 97.3% |
| [Milnwood - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018772) | 855 | – | – | 94.5% |
| [Milnwood - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018773) | 548 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Milnwood - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018774) | 994 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [Milnwood - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018775) | 513 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Orbiston - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018776) | 836 | – | – | 88.8% |
| [Orbiston - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018777) | 736 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Orbiston - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018778) | 921 | – | – | 93.2% |
| [Orbiston - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018779) | 463 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Orbiston - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018780) | 852 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [Orbiston - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018781) | 514 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Orbiston - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018782) | 665 | – | – | 98.1% |

## Your MP

- [Coatbridge and Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coatbridge-and-bellshill): Frank McNally (Labour), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here.
- [Airdrie and Shotts](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/airdrie-and-shotts): Kenneth Stevenson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.8% of the people here.
- [Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke): Pamela Nash (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% 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 ML4

[Bellshill Central](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/bellshill-central), [Bellshill South](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/bellshill-south), [Hattonrigg](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/hattonrigg), [Milnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/milnwood), [Orbiston](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/orbiston)

## Postcode sectors in ML4

[ML4 1 (183 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4-1), [ML4 2 (233 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4-2), [ML4 3 (154 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4-3), [ML4 9 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in ML4

[Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bellshill), [Motherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/motherwell)

## Postcode districts next to ML4

[G71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g71), [ML1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bellshill (400 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-4.0245,55.8171), [Holytown (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9739,55.8129), [Motherwell (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.9943,55.7917), [Whifflet (3.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-4.0187,55.8537)

## 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)

## ML4 in brief

ML4 is a postcode district covering Bellshill, Orbiston and Shirrel, in North Lanarkshire.
About 21,599 people lived in ML4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
ML4 had 21,587 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in ML4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ML4, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In ML4, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ML4
- Postcode area: [ML](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml)
- Constituency: [Coatbridge and Bellshill †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coatbridge-and-bellshill)
- Council: [North Lanarkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire)
- Area: 8.72 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,599*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 191

* 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

[G71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g71), [ML1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml1)

## Latest updates for ML4

- 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/ML4

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4#f-population.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml4