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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.0 km straight lineabout 26 min
Uddingston Rail Station
Rail
- 2.3 km straight lineabout 29 min
Bargeddie Rail Station
Rail
- 2.5 km straight lineabout 31 min
Kirkwood Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near G71 5LX
not available in Scotland gov.scot
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 1 — Most deprived 10%517
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 2
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 814
- Employment
- 1014
- Health
- 780
- Education
- 30
- Access
- 2356
- Crime
- 1146
- Housing
- 274
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around G71 5LX
Other postcode pages in the same local area as G71 5LX.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for G71 5LX
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
G71 5LX
Coordinates
55.8325, -4.0581
Grid reference
NS711618
Easting
271,188
Northing
661,841
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QRWMR+2P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Motherwell and Airdrie
ITL Region
North Lanarkshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaCoatbridge and Bellshill S14000070
Constituency
S14000070Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Thorniewood
Constituency code
S14000070
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
North Lanarkshire
Health & NHS
Lanarkshire
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Lanarkshire
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
North Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
North Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Viewpark - 05 S01018808
S01018808MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Viewpark S02003485
S02003485LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Viewpark - 05 S01011543
S01011543MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Viewpark S02002167
S02002167Large 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
7:11 AM
Sunrise
4:48 PM
Sunset
9 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:11 AM
Sunset (today)
4:48 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 G71 5LX 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 517 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01018808 and MSOA S02003485 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode G71 5LX 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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