# G53 6HQ: area report for a postcode in Glasgow

G53 6HQ 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 G53 6HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) › [G53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53) › [G53 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53-6)

## 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=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **Priesthill and Darnley, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Nitshill - 01. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **£193,675 average price**: For the whole of Glasgow, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at G53 6HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **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=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Paul's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-high-school-s8432139) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cleeves Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cleeves-primary-school-s8414327) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Gowanbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gowanbank-primary-school-s8413029) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Howford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howford-primary-school-s8441049) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Marnock's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marnocks-primary-school-s8424721) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Bernard's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernards-primary-school-s8420920) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Monica's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-monicas-primary-school-s8425523) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Darnley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darnley-primary-school-s8446628) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Priesthill and Darnley (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: The Peat Road Medical Practice (360 m, 5,218 registered patients); The Silver Burn Medical Practice (360 m, 6,109 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Glasgow Nitshill (350 m, Morrisons); M&S Pollok Glasgow (380 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Silverburn Extra (580 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Peat Road (710 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Nitshill Road Pollock Glasgow (950 m, Lidl)

## 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.

## Nitshill - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 651** (2021). Nitshill - 01 had 651 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,807th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Nitshill - 01, 100.0% 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: 5.2%** (August 2026). In Nitshill - 01, 5.2% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 63.1%** (2021). 63.1% of residents in Nitshill - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 22,762nd 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.

## G53 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 34,375** (2021). G53 had 34,375 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 684th 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 G53 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In G53, 96.8% 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: 4.0%** (August 2026). In G53, 4.0% 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: 55.8195, -4.3473

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

## Your MP

- [Glasgow South West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glasgow-south-west): Dr Zubir Ahmed (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=-4.3473,55.8195,G536HQ

## How to cite

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