High deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for G72 7AH
Postcode
G72 7AH
Coordinates
55.8186, -4.1886
Grid reference
NS629605
Easting
262,966
Northing
660,541
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QRR96+CG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Glasgow
ITL Region
South Lanarkshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 3 — Least Deprived 10%1842
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1842 places this postcode in Decile 3 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaRutherglen S14000104
Constituency
S14000104Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cambuslang West
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
Burgh, Eastfield and Silverbank - 03 S01020206
S01020206MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Burgh, Eastfield and Silverbank S02003737
S02003737LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Burgh, Eastfield and Silverbank - 03 S01012850
S01012850MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Burgh, Eastfield and Silverbank S02002407
S02002407Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
3:49 AM
Sunrise
8:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:49 AM
Sunset (today)
8:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 7AH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 1842 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01020206 and MSOA S02003737 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode G72 7AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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