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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.7 km straight lineabout 22 min
Kirkhill Rail Station
Rail
- 2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min
Cambuslang Rail Station
Rail
- 2.9 km straight lineabout 36 min
Burnside (Strathclyde) Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · G72 8YH
Registers of Scotland · Nerston and EK Landward Area - 07 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£262,599
Median price: £244,995
2023 sales · 56 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near G72 8YH
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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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2533
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 8
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2731
- Employment
- 3498
- Health
- 1545
- Education
- 5438
- Access
- 790
- Crime
- 1029
- Housing
- 4939
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for G72 8YH
Postcode
G72 8YH
Coordinates
55.7984, -4.1708
Grid reference
NS640582
Easting
264,014
Northing
658,252
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QQRXH+8M
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
Administrative Information
South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Kilbride and Strathaven S14000077
Constituency
S14000077Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
East Kilbride East
Constituency code
S14000077
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
Nerston - 06 S01020264
S01020264MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Nerston S02003747
S02003747LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Nerston and EK Landward Area - 07 S01012900
S01012900MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Nerston and EK Landward Area S02002416
S02002416Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:11 AM
Sunrise
4:49 PM
Sunset
9 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:11 AM
Sunset (today)
4:49 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 38 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 8YH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2533 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01020264 and MSOA S02003747 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode G72 8YH 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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