# G46 7NJ: area report for a postcode in East Renfrewshire

G46 7NJ is a postcode in East Renfrewshire.

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 East Renfrewshire. Open the map at G46 7NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) › [G46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g46) › [G46 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g46-7)

## 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=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **Giffnock, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Lower Whitecraigs and South Giffnock - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **£305,723 average price**: For the whole of East Renfrewshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **No gigabit broadband at G46 7NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **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=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Ninian's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ninians-high-school-s8602433) | Secondary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Giffnock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/giffnock-primary-school-s8600821) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Our Lady Of The Missions Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-the-missions-primary-school-s8600325) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Woodfarm High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodfarm-high-school-s8601836) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Braidbar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braidbar-primary-school-s8601925) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Thornliebank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornliebank-primary-school-s8601526) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Hillpark Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillpark-secondary-school-s8434336) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Netherlee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherlee-primary-school-s8600929) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Giffnock (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Williamwood (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Williamwood Medical Practice (890 m, 11,283 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Giffnock Fenwick Road Local (390 m, Sainsburys); Spar Barry's Giffnock (700 m, Spar); Lidl Fenwick Road Giffnock (770 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £305,723** (July 2026). East Renfrewshire’s average house price was £305,723 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Renfrewshire earned a median of £46,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 37th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in East Renfrewshire costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th 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: 99,840** (2025). East Renfrewshire’s population was an estimated 99,840 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Lower Whitecraigs and Giffnock South - 05 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 773** (2021). Lower Whitecraigs and Giffnock South - 05 had 773 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,132nd 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: 78.6%** (January 2026). In Lower Whitecraigs and Giffnock South - 05, 78.6% 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: 0.9%** (August 2026). In Lower Whitecraigs and Giffnock South - 05, 0.9% 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: 60.8%** (2021). 60.8% of residents in Lower Whitecraigs and Giffnock South - 05 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 15,260th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## G46 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 26,128** (2021). G46 had 26,128 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,114th most 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 G46 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In G46, 98.1% 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: 4.2%** (August 2026). In G46, 4.2% 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: [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire)
- Centre: 55.7990, -4.2989

Council: [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-renfrewshire): Blair McDougall (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=-4.2989,55.7990,G467NJ

## How to cite

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