# ML5

Postcode district covering Coatbridge, in North Lanarkshire.

ML5 is a postcode district covering Coatbridge, in North Lanarkshire. About 46,288 people.

Postcode district. Code ML5. 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 ML5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Population: 45,645** (2021). ML5 had 45,645 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 291st 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/ml5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in ML5 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/ml5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In ML5, 92.2% 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/ml5#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In ML5, 3.2% 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/ml5#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=ML5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in ML5 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=ML5) (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 ML5.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=ML5) (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 ML5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=ML5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ML5 had 45,645 usual residents at the census.

## How ML5 compares

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

| Measure | ML5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 45,645 | 4th 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 | 92.2% | 5th lowest | 12 postcode districts, ML · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.2% | joint 5th highest | 12 postcode districts, ML · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of ML5?

ML5 had 45,645 usual residents at the census.
ML5 is the 291st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in ML5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cliftonville - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018864) | 813 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Cliftonville - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018865) | 624 | – | – | 85.5% |
| [Cliftonville - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018866) | 736 | – | – | 72.8% |
| [Coatbridge West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018845) | 803 | – | – | 90.8% |
| [Coatbridge West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018846) | 659 | – | – | 75.9% |
| [Coatbridge West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018847) | 1,122 | – | – | 93.5% |
| [Coatbridge West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018848) | 667 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Coatbridge West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018849) | 659 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Coatdyke and Whinhall - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018917) | 810 | – | – | 94.4% |
| [Drumpellier and Langloan - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018842) | 638 | – | – | 89.7% |
| [Drumpellier and Langloan - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018843) | 643 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Drumpellier and Langloan - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018844) | 1,007 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Dundyvan - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018834) | 879 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Dundyvan - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018835) | 649 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Dundyvan - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018836) | 585 | – | – | 94.3% |
| [Dundyvan - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018837) | 630 | – | – | 62.2% |
| [Dundyvan - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018838) | 1,087 | – | – | 76.2% |
| [Dundyvan - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018839) | 719 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Dundyvan - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018840) | 518 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Dundyvan - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018841) | 745 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [Glenmavis and Greengairs - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018957) | 683 | – | – | 97.4% |
| [Greenend and Carnbroe - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018872) | 1,047 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Greenend and Carnbroe - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018873) | 584 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Greenend and Carnbroe - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018874) | 909 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Greenend and Carnbroe - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018875) | 846 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Greenend and Carnbroe - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018876) | 785 | – | – | 97.1% |
| [Greenend and Carnbroe - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018877) | 1,108 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Greenend and Carnbroe - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018878) | 769 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Kirkshaws - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018827) | 792 | – | – | 98.0% |
| [Kirkshaws - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018828) | 701 | – | – | 94.8% |
| [Kirkshaws - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018829) | 935 | – | – | 99.0% |
| [Kirkshaws - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018830) | 857 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Kirkshaws - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018831) | 769 | – | – | 86.0% |
| [Kirkshaws - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018832) | 889 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Kirkshaws - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018833) | 686 | – | – | 96.0% |
| [Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018822) | 667 | – | – | 97.4% |
| [Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018823) | 395 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018824) | 656 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018825) | 727 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 09](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018826) | 788 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Marnoch and Glenboig - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018967) | 979 | – | – | 97.0% |
| [Marnoch and Glenboig - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018968) | 739 | – | – | 76.7% |
| [Marnoch and Glenboig - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018969) | 1,024 | – | – | 70.1% |
| [Shawhead and Whifflet - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018867) | 646 | – | – | 89.1% |
| [Shawhead and Whifflet - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018868) | 678 | – | – | 98.2% |
| [Shawhead and Whifflet - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018869) | 848 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Shawhead and Whifflet - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018870) | 629 | – | – | 83.0% |
| [Shawhead and Whifflet - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018871) | 602 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018857) | 554 | – | – | 91.1% |
| [Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018858) | 584 | – | – | 96.1% |
| [Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018859) | 435 | – | – | 90.6% |
| [Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018860) | 544 | – | – | 95.9% |
| [Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018861) | 566 | – | – | 89.4% |
| [Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018862) | 568 | – | – | 60.3% |
| [Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018863) | 569 | – | – | 60.4% |
| [Townhead - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018850) | 634 | – | – | 91.3% |
| [Townhead - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018851) | 625 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Townhead - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018852) | 624 | – | – | 98.0% |
| [Townhead - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018853) | 748 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Townhead - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018854) | 801 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Townhead - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018855) | 692 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Townhead - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018856) | 537 | – | – | 99.6% |

## Your MP

- [Coatbridge and Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coatbridge-and-bellshill): Frank McNally (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Airdrie and Shotts](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/airdrie-and-shotts): Kenneth Stevenson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 ML5

[Cliftonville](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/cliftonville), [Coatbridge West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/coatbridge-west), [Drumpellier and Langloan](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/drumpellier-and-langloan), [Dundyvan](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/dundyvan), [Greenend and Carnbroe](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/greenend-and-carnbroe), [Kirkshaws](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/kirkshaws), [Kirkwood and Bargeddie](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/kirkwood-and-bargeddie), [Marnoch and Glenboig](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/marnoch-and-glenboig), [Shawhead and Whifflet](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/shawhead-and-whifflet), [Sunnyside and Cliftonville](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/sunnyside-and-cliftonville), [Townhead](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/townhead)

## Postcode sectors in ML5

[ML5 1 (160 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml5-1), [ML5 2 (237 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml5-2), [ML5 3 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml5-3), [ML5 4 (268 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml5-4), [ML5 5 (213 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml5-5), [ML5 9 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml5-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in ML5

[Coatbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coatbridge)

## Postcode districts next to ML5

[G67](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g67), [G69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g69), [G71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g71), [ML6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Whifflet (350 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.0187,55.8537), [Coatbridge Central (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.0319,55.8625), [Coatbridge Sunnyside (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.0283,55.8668), [Kirkwood (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.0484,55.8542)

## 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)

## ML5 in brief

ML5 is a postcode district covering Coatbridge, in North Lanarkshire.
About 46,288 people lived in ML5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
ML5 had 45,645 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in ML5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ML5, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In ML5, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ML5
- 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: 18.44 km²
- People, mid-2024: 46,288*
- Neighbourhoods: 62
- Output areas: 373

* 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

[G69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g69), [ML6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml6), [G71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g71), [G67](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g67)

## Latest updates for ML5

- 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/ML5

## How to cite

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