ML4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bellshill, Orbiston and Shirrel, in North Lanarkshire.
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
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
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.
How ML4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
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
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellshill Central - 01 | 901 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Bellshill Central - 02 | 554 | No figure | No figure | 98.7% |
| Bellshill Central - 03 | 936 | No figure | No figure | 98.9% |
| Bellshill Central - 04 | 570 | No figure | No figure | 96.7% |
| Bellshill Central - 05 | 495 | No figure | No figure | 97.8% |
| Bellshill South - 01 | 702 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bellshill South - 02 | 669 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Bellshill South - 03 | 933 | No figure | No figure | 94.9% |
| Bellshill South - 04 | 840 | No figure | No figure | 91.8% |
| Bellshill South - 05 | 685 | No figure | No figure | 74.7% |
| Bellshill South - 06 | 720 | No figure | No figure | 93.8% |
| Fallside - 01 | 617 | No figure | No figure | 65.5% |
| Hattonrigg - 01 | 884 | No figure | No figure | 94.6% |
| Hattonrigg - 02 | 931 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Hattonrigg - 03 | 631 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Holytown - 01 | 831 | No figure | No figure | 95.6% |
| Milnwood - 01 | 685 | No figure | No figure | 91.2% |
| Milnwood - 02 | 472 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Milnwood - 03 | 643 | No figure | No figure | 97.3% |
| Milnwood - 04 | 855 | No figure | No figure | 94.5% |
| Milnwood - 05 | 548 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Milnwood - 06 | 994 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Milnwood - 07 | 513 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Orbiston - 01 | 836 | No figure | No figure | 88.8% |
| Orbiston - 02 | 736 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Orbiston - 03 | 921 | No figure | No figure | 93.2% |
| Orbiston - 04 | 463 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Orbiston - 05 | 852 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Orbiston - 06 | 514 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Orbiston - 07 | 665 | No figure | No figure | 98.1% |
MPs for ML4
- Frank McNallyLabourMP for Coatbridge and Bellshill97% of ML4’s postcodes
- Kenneth StevensonLabourMP for Airdrie and Shotts2.8% of ML4’s postcodes
- Pamela NashLabourMP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke0.3% of ML4’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in ML45
Postcode sectors in ML44
Council1
Towns in ML42
Postcode districts next to ML42
Nearest rail stations4
More in the ML postcode area2
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.