ML postcode area: Motherwell
The ML postcode area is known as the Motherwell area. It is every postcode that begins ML followed by a number. It has 12 districts and 9,884 postcodes in use, across 5 councils.
For the town itself, see Motherwell postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 55.7745
Longitude -3.9413
This is the middle of the postcodes in the ML area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
How do the ML districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- ML1 postcode district: MotherwellNorth Lanarkshire 1,440 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home1,134 of 1,382
- ML2 postcode district: WishawNorth Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire 889 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home702 of 879
- ML3 postcode district: HamiltonSouth Lanarkshire 1,321 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home908 of 1,239
- ML4 postcode district: BellshillNorth Lanarkshire 574 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home437 of 563
- ML5 postcode district: CoatbridgeNorth Lanarkshire 1,018 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home753 of 997
- ML6 postcode district: AirdrieNorth Lanarkshire 1,212 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home935 of 1,197
- ML7 postcode district: ShottsNorth Lanarkshire, West Lothian 414 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home340 of 412
- ML8 postcode district: CarlukeSouth Lanarkshire 526 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home427 of 524
- ML9 postcode district: LarkhallSouth Lanarkshire 694 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home530 of 679
- ML10 postcode district: StrathavenSouth Lanarkshire 352 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home247 of 345
- ML11 postcode district: LanarkSouth Lanarkshire, West Lothian 1,093 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home581 of 1,081
- ML12 postcode district: BiggarSouth Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway 351 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home183 of 344
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the ML area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the ML area, and how many each has.
Councils in the ML area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- North Lanarkshire5,526 postcodes
- South Lanarkshire4,283 postcodes
- Scottish Borders30 postcodes
- Dumfries and Galloway24 postcodes
- West Lothian21 postcodes
Near the ML area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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