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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 78 m straight lineabout 1 min
Barrhead Rail Station
Rail
- 2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min
Balgray Rail Station
Rail
- 2.6 km straight lineabout 32 min
Nitshill Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near G78 1EY
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 2 — Most deprived 10–20%959
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 3
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 792
- Employment
- 876
- Health
- 1078
- Education
- 1076
- Access
- 5631
- Crime
- 2185
- Housing
- 918
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around G78 1EY
Other postcode pages in the same local area as G78 1EY.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for G78 1EY
Glasgow
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
G78 1EY
Coordinates
55.8031, -4.3978
Grid reference
NS498592
Easting
249,807
Northing
659,249
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QRJ32+6V
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
Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor
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
Dunterlie, East Arthurlie and Dovecothall - 06 S01016028
S01016028MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dunterlie, East Arthurlie and Dovecothall S02002967
S02002967LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dunterlie, East Arthurlie and Dovecothall - 06 S01008314
S01008314MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dunterlie, East Arthurlie and Dovecothall S02001558
S02001558Large 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 G78 1EY 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 959 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01016028 and MSOA S02002967 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode G78 1EY 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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