United Kingdom · Scotland · Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Local Authority · Scotland · population ~341k
Lower housing costs come at the expense of earning potential. North Lanarkshire offers a mean house price of £156,546, below the Scottish median, and advertised rents take a manageable 20.8% of median gross pay. However, median weekly earnings are £775.10, just above the Scottish median, but the area ranks 14 of 32 for pay. The mean house price to pay multiple is 3.9x, which is favourable, but this is driven by lower wages rather than cheaper property. This suits those prioritising lower upfront costs and manageable rent over higher earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How North Lanarkshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,305/yr
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
House price
£156,546
Most affordable
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Rent
£700/mo
Most affordable
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Council tax
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Crime
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Deprivation
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no data
Schools
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Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Education Scotland regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Scotland schools list here — for current ratings of schools in North Lanarkshire, see the official Education Scotland.
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