ML1 4FY Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

ML1 4FY is a postcode in Motherwell North, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scotland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near ML1 4FY, then scores the surrounding small area 77/100 - top 6% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around ML1 4FY are safety and local prosperity, while schools and education is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for ML1 4FY is based on Carfin and Cleekhimin. On the official Scotland neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 9/10.

For property prices near ML1 4FY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the G71 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £155k from 0 rolling sales, down 2.5% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near ML1 4FY can compare 8 state schools within one mile, including 3 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near ML1 4FY by category and map position. Scottish postcode areas use the official SIMD crime domain because no open street-level Police Scotland incident feed exists. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around ML1 4FY is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 2 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.