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ML5

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Coatbridge, 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 ML5 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in ML5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
45,645
291st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How ML5 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

ML5Middle
Population12 postcode districts, ML · 2021
Population: every postcode district in ML12 areas from 8,758 to 58,863. The middle area is 29,250. ML5 is 45,645.
45,6454th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 postcode districts, ML · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in ML12 areas from 0.0% to 41.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. ML5 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 postcode districts, ML · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in ML12 areas from 64.3% to 96.3%. The middle area is 93.5%. ML5 is 92.2%.
92.2%5th lowest
Claimant rate12 postcode districts, ML · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in ML12 areas from 1.4% to 3.7%. The middle area is 3.2%. ML5 is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 5th highest

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

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Cliftonville - 01813No figureNo figure99.2%
Cliftonville - 02624No figureNo figure85.5%
Cliftonville - 03736No figureNo figure72.8%
Coatbridge West - 01803No figureNo figure90.8%
Coatbridge West - 02659No figureNo figure75.9%
Coatbridge West - 031,122No figureNo figure93.5%
Coatbridge West - 04667No figureNo figure100.0%
Coatbridge West - 05659No figureNo figure100.0%
Coatdyke and Whinhall - 04810No figureNo figure94.4%
Drumpellier and Langloan - 01638No figureNo figure89.7%
Drumpellier and Langloan - 02643No figureNo figure99.4%
Drumpellier and Langloan - 031,007No figureNo figure99.8%
Dundyvan - 01879No figureNo figure99.2%
Dundyvan - 02649No figureNo figure99.7%
Dundyvan - 03585No figureNo figure94.3%
Dundyvan - 04630No figureNo figure62.2%
Dundyvan - 051,087No figureNo figure76.2%
Dundyvan - 06719No figureNo figure99.7%
Dundyvan - 07518No figureNo figure99.6%
Dundyvan - 08745No figureNo figure99.5%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 08683No figureNo figure97.4%
Greenend and Carnbroe - 011,047No figureNo figure100.0%
Greenend and Carnbroe - 02584No figureNo figure100.0%
Greenend and Carnbroe - 03909No figureNo figure100.0%
Greenend and Carnbroe - 04846No figureNo figure99.2%
Greenend and Carnbroe - 05785No figureNo figure97.1%
Greenend and Carnbroe - 061,108No figureNo figure99.1%
Greenend and Carnbroe - 07769No figureNo figure99.8%
Kirkshaws - 01792No figureNo figure98.0%
Kirkshaws - 02701No figureNo figure94.8%
Kirkshaws - 03935No figureNo figure99.0%
Kirkshaws - 04857No figureNo figure99.2%
Kirkshaws - 05769No figureNo figure86.0%
Kirkshaws - 06889No figureNo figure99.6%
Kirkshaws - 07686No figureNo figure96.0%
Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 05667No figureNo figure97.4%
Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 06395No figureNo figure100.0%
Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 07656No figureNo figure99.1%
Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 08727No figureNo figure100.0%
Kirkwood and Bargeddie - 09788No figureNo figure100.0%
Marnoch and Glenboig - 02979No figureNo figure97.0%
Marnoch and Glenboig - 03739No figureNo figure76.7%
Marnoch and Glenboig - 041,024No figureNo figure70.1%
Shawhead and Whifflet - 01646No figureNo figure89.1%
Shawhead and Whifflet - 02678No figureNo figure98.2%
Shawhead and Whifflet - 03848No figureNo figure99.8%
Shawhead and Whifflet - 04629No figureNo figure83.0%
Shawhead and Whifflet - 05602No figureNo figure99.7%
Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 01554No figureNo figure91.1%
Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 02584No figureNo figure96.1%
Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 03435No figureNo figure90.6%
Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 04544No figureNo figure95.9%
Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 05566No figureNo figure89.4%
Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 06568No figureNo figure60.3%
Sunnyside and Cliftonville - 07569No figureNo figure60.4%
Townhead - 01634No figureNo figure91.3%
Townhead - 02625No figureNo figure99.7%
Townhead - 03624No figureNo figure98.0%
Townhead - 04748No figureNo figure99.7%
Townhead - 05801No figureNo figure99.1%
Townhead - 06692No figureNo figure99.7%
Townhead - 07537No figureNo figure99.6%

MPs for ML5

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 ML511

Postcode sectors in ML56

Council1

Towns in ML51

Postcode districts next to ML54

Nearest rail stations4

More in the ML postcode area2

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.