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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 144 m straight lineabout 2 min
Giffnock Rail Station
Rail
- 1.0 km straight lineabout 13 min
Williamwood Rail Station
Rail
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min
Muirend Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · G46 6JL
Registers of Scotland · North Giffnock and North Thornliebank - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£440,207
Median price: £490,000
2023 sales · 21 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near G46 6JL
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People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4688
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 14
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 3784
- Employment
- 3994
- Health
- 3253
- Education
- 6127
- Access
- 5471
- Crime
- 3666
- Housing
- 4820.5
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for G46 6JL
Glasgow
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
G46 6JL
Coordinates
55.8027, -4.2935
Grid reference
NS563589
Easting
256,338
Northing
658,986
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QRP34+3H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Glasgow
ITL Region
East Renfrewshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
East Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Renfrewshire S14000021
Constituency
S14000021Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Giffnock and Thornliebank
Constituency code
S14000021
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
East Renfrewshire
Health & NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
East Renfrewshire Community Health and Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
East Renfrewshire Community Health & Care Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Giffnock North and Thornliebank North - 01 S01016131
S01016131MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Giffnock North and Thornliebank North S02002985
S02002985LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Giffnock and North Thornliebank - 01 S01008406
S01008406MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Giffnock and North Thornliebank S02001574
S02001574Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
7:12 AM
Sunrise
4:49 PM
Sunset
9 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:12 AM
Sunset (today)
4:49 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 37 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode G46 6JL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4688 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01016131 and MSOA S02002985 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode G46 6JL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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