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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 5.2 km straight lineabout 66 min
Dunlop Rail Station
Rail
- 5.3 km straight lineabout 66 min
Neilston Rail Station
Rail
- 7.7 km straight lineabout 96 min
Howwood (Renfrewshire) Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near G78 4BX
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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%5458
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 16
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 6679
- Employment
- 6552
- Health
- 6862
- Education
- 6459
- Access
- 168
- Crime
- 4921
- Housing
- 5215
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around G78 4BX
Other postcode pages in the same local area as G78 4BX.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for G78 4BX
Postcode
G78 4BX
Coordinates
55.7535, -4.4932
Grid reference
NS436539
Easting
243,630
Northing
653,944
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QQG34+CP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Glasgow
ITL Region
East Ayrshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
East Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council AreaKilmarnock and Loudoun S14000110
Constituency
S14000110Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Annick
Constituency code
S14000110
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
East Ayrshire
Health & NHS
Ayrshire and Arran
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
East Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
East Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 08 S01015612
S01015612MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Northern and Irvine Valley Rural S02002890
S02002890LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 06 S01007930
S01007930MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northern and Irvine Valley Rural S02001486
S02001486Accessible 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
7:10 AM
Sunrise
4:52 PM
Sunset
9 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:10 AM
Sunset (today)
4:52 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 42 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 4BX 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 5458 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015612 and MSOA S02002890 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode G78 4BX 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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