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ML6

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Airdrie and Chapelhall, 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 ML6 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 ML6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
54,532
136th 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
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How ML6 compares

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

ML6Middle
Population12 postcode districts, ML · 2021
Population: every postcode district in ML12 areas from 8,758 to 58,863. The middle area is 29,250. ML6 is 54,532.
54,5322nd 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%. ML6 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%. ML6 is 93.6%.
93.6%6th highest
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%. ML6 is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 5th highest

What is the population of ML6?

ML6 had 54,532 usual residents at the census.

ML6 is the 136th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in ML6

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Airdrie North - 01586No figureNo figure100.0%
Airdrie North - 021,022No figureNo figure100.0%
Airdrie North - 03668No figureNo figure91.3%
Airdrie North - 04765No figureNo figure86.1%
Airdrie North - 05731No figureNo figure94.6%
Airdrie North - 06874No figureNo figure98.6%
Cairnhill - 01444No figureNo figure100.0%
Cairnhill - 02725No figureNo figure99.7%
Cairnhill - 03837No figureNo figure69.7%
Cairnhill - 04697No figureNo figure81.4%
Cairnhill - 05496No figureNo figure100.0%
Cairnhill - 06575No figureNo figure99.6%
Cairnhill - 07755No figureNo figure100.0%
Calderbank and Brownsburn - 02748No figureNo figure87.3%
Calderbank and Brownsburn - 03413No figureNo figure85.8%
Calderbank and Brownsburn - 04689No figureNo figure99.7%
Calderbank and Brownsburn - 05467No figureNo figure99.6%
Caldercruix and Plains - 01921No figureNo figure88.2%
Caldercruix and Plains - 02644No figureNo figure100.0%
Caldercruix and Plains - 03753No figureNo figure76.0%
Caldercruix and Plains - 04495No figureNo figure96.8%
Caldercruix and Plains - 05624No figureNo figure96.9%
Caldercruix and Plains - 06989No figureNo figure89.0%
Caldercruix and Plains - 07792No figureNo figure72.1%
Caldercruix and Plains - 08521No figureNo figure77.8%
Chapelhall East - 011,031No figureNo figure100.0%
Chapelhall East - 02737No figureNo figure97.0%
Chapelhall East - 03671No figureNo figure100.0%
Chapelhall East - 04754No figureNo figure96.0%
Chapelhall East - 05696No figureNo figure89.7%
Chapelhall West - 01855No figureNo figure99.8%
Chapelhall West - 02617No figureNo figure100.0%
Chapelhall West - 03999No figureNo figure99.0%
Coatdyke and Whinhall - 011,089No figureNo figure99.8%
Coatdyke and Whinhall - 02534No figureNo figure91.1%
Coatdyke and Whinhall - 03784No figureNo figure93.8%
Coatdyke and Whinhall - 05631No figureNo figure98.5%
Coatdyke and Whinhall - 06877No figureNo figure99.7%
Coatdyke and Whinhall - 07866No figureNo figure83.9%
Craigneuk Airdrie - 01526No figureNo figure81.4%
Craigneuk Airdrie - 02723No figureNo figure99.3%
Craigneuk Airdrie - 03683No figureNo figure81.8%
Craigneuk Airdrie - 041,076No figureNo figure99.6%
Craigneuk Airdrie - 05538No figureNo figure100.0%
Drumgelloch - 01626No figureNo figure98.5%
Drumgelloch - 02463No figureNo figure100.0%
Drumgelloch - 03717No figureNo figure89.6%
Drumgelloch - 04532No figureNo figure96.4%
Drumgelloch - 05607No figureNo figure99.7%
Drumgelloch - 06559No figureNo figure98.7%
Drumgelloch - 07704No figureNo figure99.6%
Gartlea - 01654No figureNo figure98.9%
Gartlea - 02970No figureNo figure93.9%
Gartlea - 03534No figureNo figure92.9%
Gartlea - 04682No figureNo figure100.0%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 01410No figureNo figure70.7%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 02636No figureNo figure85.5%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 03844No figureNo figure93.4%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 04543No figureNo figure99.6%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 05777No figureNo figure92.5%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 06718No figureNo figure93.1%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 07823No figureNo figure91.1%
Glenmavis and Greengairs - 09808No figureNo figure99.7%
Petersburn - 01684No figureNo figure95.1%
Petersburn - 02621No figureNo figure100.0%
Petersburn - 03753No figureNo figure100.0%
Petersburn - 04676No figureNo figure100.0%
Petersburn - 05474No figureNo figure82.2%
Petersburn - 06642No figureNo figure91.4%
Salsburgh - 03577No figureNo figure66.2%
Salsburgh - 04517No figureNo figure100.0%
Thrashbush - 01783No figureNo figure92.7%
Thrashbush - 02465No figureNo figure100.0%
Thrashbush - 03421No figureNo figure96.2%
Thrashbush - 04729No figureNo figure100.0%
Thrashbush - 05814No figureNo figure93.4%
Thrashbush - 06796No figureNo figure99.7%
Thrashbush - 07482No figureNo figure100.0%
Thrashbush - 08613No figureNo figure100.0%

MPs for ML6

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 ML614

Postcode sectors in ML66

Council1

Towns in ML61

Postcode districts next to ML69

Nearest rail stations4

More in the ML postcode area2

ML6 in brief

ML6 is a postcode district covering Airdrie and Chapelhall, in North Lanarkshire.

About 54,292 people lived in ML6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

ML6 had 54,532 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in ML6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In ML6, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In ML6, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.