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Postcode district

Postcode district covering Glasgow, Merchant City and St Enochs, in Glasgow.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an G1 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In G1, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,541
641st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
93.7%
14th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How G1 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

G1Middle
Population51 postcode districts, G · 2021
Population: every postcode district in G51 areas from 208 to 53,249. The middle area is 25,281. G1 is 8,541.
8,5416th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage51 postcode districts, G · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in G51 areas from 42.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.4%. G1 is 81.0%.
81.0%joint 5th lowest
Claimant rate50 postcode districts, G · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in G50 areas from 1.1% to 15.4%. The middle area is 3.6%. G1 is 4.4%.
4.4%19th highest
Aged 15 to 6451 postcode districts, G · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in G51 areas from 56.8% to 94.7%. The middle area is 66.4%. G1 is 93.7%.
93.7%2nd highest

What is the population of G1?

G1 had 8,541 usual residents at the census.

G1 is the 641st least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in G1

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Calton and Gallowgate - 03840No figureNo figure69.7%
Calton and Gallowgate - 051,188No figureNo figure90.6%
City Centre East - 02809No figureNo figure100.0%
City Centre East - 031,394No figureNo figure60.4%
City Centre East - 06676No figureNo figure83.8%
City Centre East - 07934No figureNo figure58.5%
City Centre East - 08935No figureNo figure91.0%
City Centre South - 041,119No figureNo figure84.7%
Gallowgate North and Bellgrove - 05378No figureNo figure99.2%

MPs for G1

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in G11

Postcode sectors in G16

Council1

Towns in G11

Postcode districts next to G13

Nearest rail stations4

More in the G postcode area2

G1 in brief

G1 is a postcode district covering Glasgow, Merchant City and St Enochs, in Glasgow.

About 10,065 people lived in G1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

G1 had 8,541 usual residents at the census.

In G1, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In G1, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

93.7% of residents in G1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.