ML2 8BU maps, stats, and open data
ML2 8BU is located in the Wishaw electoral ward, within the council area of North Lanarkshire and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Motherwell and Wishaw. The Community Health Partnership is North Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
ML2 8BU maps


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ML2 8BU geodata
| Easting | 279925 |
| Northing | 654979 |
| Latitude | 55.773188 |
| Longitude | -3.915719 |
Where is ML2 8BU?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | ML2 |
Politics
| Ward | Wishaw |
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| Constituency | Motherwell And Wishaw |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to ML2 8BU
| Young Street (Stewarton Street) | Wishaw | 165m |
| Caedonian Road (Stewarton Street) | Wishaw | 196m |
| Stewarton Street (Kirk Road) | Wishaw | 197m |
| Shand Street (Kirk Road) | Wishaw | 199m |
| Pather Street (Stewarton Street) | Wishaw | 274m |
Nearest railway stations to ML2 8BU
| Wishaw Station | 0.7km |
| Shieldmuir Station | 2.6km |
| Cleland Station | 3.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ML2 8BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in ML2 8BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Deprivation
87.8% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than
ML2 8BU:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to ML2 8BU (metres)
Hanover Housing Association
Ebenezer Gospel Church Hall
Kiddieshack Nursery
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Nearest post box to ML2 8BU
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| East Cross | 18:00 | 11:30 | 202m |
| Dimsdale Road | 17:00 | 11:45 | 555m |
| Wishawhill Street | 17:15 | 11:30 | 1,265m |
ML2 8BU ITL and ML2 8BU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ML2 8BU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLM8 | West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLM84 | North Lanarkshire |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| S30000053 | North Lanarkshire |
ML2 8BU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ML2 8BU:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | S00125687 | |
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| LSOA | S01011396 | Wishaw South - 04 |
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| MSOA | S02002141 | Wishaw South |
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