# G2 4RW: area report for a postcode in Glasgow

G2 4RW is a postcode in Glasgow.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Glasgow. Open the map at G2 4RW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) › [G2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g2) › [G2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **Cowcaddens, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **Scotland’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, City Centre South - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **£193,675 average price**: For the whole of Glasgow, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **23 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at G2 4RW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW
- **17.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Aloysius' College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aloysius-college-s8482837) | Independent | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Garnetbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garnetbank-primary-school-s8412723) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Patrick's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-primary-school-s8425825) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Oakgrove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakgrove-primary-school-s8417628) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Abercorn Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abercorn-secondary-school-s8448647) | Special | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Anderston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anderston-primary-school-s8405425) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Joseph's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-primary-school-s8423725) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Glasgow Gaelic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glasgow-gaelic-school-s8432627) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cowcaddens (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Charing Cross (Glasgow) (520 m, 6 minutes on foot); Glasgow Central (520 m, 7 minutes on foot); Buchanan Street (530 m, 7 minutes on foot); Glasgow Central Low Level (610 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Glasgow Sauchiehall Street Express (200 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Glasgow (250 m, Farmfoods); Sainsburys Glasgow Pitt Street (260 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Hope St Express (380 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Glasgow Gordon Street Local (420 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £193,675** (July 2026). Glasgow’s average house price was £193,675 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,125** (2025). Full-time workers living in Glasgow earned a median of £38,125 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 164th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.1×** (2025). A home in Glasgow costs 5.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 47th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 654,330** (2025). Glasgow’s population was an estimated 654,330 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## City Centre South - 05 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 999** (2021). City Centre South - 05 had 999 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,613th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In City Centre South - 05, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 8.5%** (August 2026). In City Centre South - 05, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 95.1%** (2021). 95.1% of residents in City Centre South - 05 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 92nd highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## G2 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 6,887** (2021). G2 had 6,887 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 570th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in G2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.0%** (January 2026). In G2, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 15.4%** (August 2026). In G2, 15.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow)
- Centre: 55.8639, -4.2616

Council: [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Glasgow North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glasgow-north): Martin Rhodes (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.2616,55.8639,G24RW

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g2-4rw