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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min
Blantyre Rail Station
Rail
- 2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min
Hamilton West Rail Station
Rail
- 3.5 km straight lineabout 44 min
Hamilton Central Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · G72 0HX
Registers of Scotland · High Blantyre - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£84,846
Median price: £85,000
2023 sales · 9 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near G72 0HX
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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 2 — Most deprived 10–20%1105
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 4
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 1288
- Employment
- 1576.5
- Health
- 533
- Education
- 627
- Access
- 4736
- Crime
- 2425
- Housing
- 808
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for G72 0HX
Motherwell and Airdrie
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
G72 0HX
Coordinates
55.7841, -4.0921
Grid reference
NS688565
Easting
268,898
Northing
656,509
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QQWM5+J5
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
South Lanarkshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaRutherglen S14000104
Constituency
S14000104Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Blantyre
Constituency code
S14000104
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
South 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
South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
High Blantyre - 02 S01020101
S01020101MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
High Blantyre S02003720
S02003720LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
High Blantyre - 02 S01012753
S01012753MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
High Blantyre S02002391
S02002391Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
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 G72 0HX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 1105 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01020101 and MSOA S02003720 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode G72 0HX 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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