# G53

Postcode district covering Glasgow, Pollok and Roughmussel, in Glasgow.

G53 is a postcode district covering Glasgow, Pollok and Roughmussel, in Glasgow. About 35,108 people.

Postcode district. Code G53. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [G](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g)

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 G53 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53#f-gigabit-coverage
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=G53) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in G53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=G53) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Glasgow, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is G53.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=G53) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Glasgow, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is G53.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=G53) (Census 2021, England and Wales): G53 had 34,375 usual residents at the census.

## How G53 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | G53 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 34,375 | 9th most populated | 51 postcode districts, G · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 51 postcode districts, G · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.8% | 18th highest | 51 postcode districts, G · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 4.0% | joint 21st highest | 50 postcode districts, G · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of G53?

G53 had 34,375 usual residents at the census.
G53 is the 684th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in G53

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crookston North - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016912) | 878 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Crookston North - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016913) | 836 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Crookston North - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016914) | 566 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Crookston North - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016915) | 752 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Crookston South - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016908) | 1,030 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Crookston South - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016909) | 829 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Crookston South - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016910) | 1,025 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Crookston South - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016911) | 906 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Darnley North - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016884) | 674 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Darnley North - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016885) | 1,020 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Darnley North - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016886) | 534 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Darnley North - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016887) | 485 | – | – | 98.2% |
| [Darnley North - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016888) | 775 | – | – | 39.0% |
| [Darnley North - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016889) | 1,112 | – | – | 73.5% |
| [Darnley West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016890) | 1,003 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Darnley West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016891) | 833 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Darnley West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016892) | 680 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Darnley West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016893) | 819 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Darnley West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016894) | 568 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Darnley West - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016895) | 659 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Darnley West - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016896) | 594 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Nitshill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016897) | 651 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Nitshill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016900) | 624 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Nitshill - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016901) | 562 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok North and East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016924) | 851 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok North and East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016925) | 1,020 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok North and East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016926) | 907 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok North and East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016927) | 974 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok North and East - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016928) | 1,163 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Pollok North and East - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016929) | 1,025 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok South and West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016916) | 992 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok South and West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016917) | 959 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Pollok South and West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016918) | 738 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok South and West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016919) | 552 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok South and West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016920) | 802 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok South and West - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016921) | 736 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Pollok South and West - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016922) | 799 | – | – | 90.3% |
| [Pollok South and West - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016923) | 659 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [South Nitshill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016902) | 680 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [South Nitshill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016903) | 393 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [South Nitshill - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016904) | 856 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [South Nitshill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016905) | 524 | – | – | 84.5% |
| [South Nitshill - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016906) | 785 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [South Nitshill - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/neighbourhood/s01016907) | 606 | – | – | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Glasgow South West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glasgow-south-west): Dr Zubir Ahmed (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-renfrewshire): Blair McDougall (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in G53

[Crookston North](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/crookston-north), [Crookston South](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/crookston-south), [Darnley North](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/darnley-north), [Darnley West](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/darnley-west), [Nitshill](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/nitshill), [Pollok North and East](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/pollok-north-and-east), [Pollok South and West](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/pollok-south-and-west), [South Nitshill](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow/south-nitshill)

## Postcode sectors in G53

[G53 5 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53-5), [G53 6 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53-6), [G53 7 (336 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53-7), [G53 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53-9)

## Council

[Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow)

## Towns in G53

[Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow)

## Postcode districts next to G53

[G43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g43), [G46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g46), [G52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g52), [G58](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g58), [G78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g78), [PA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2)

## Nearest rail stations

[Nitshill (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.3600,55.8119), [Priesthill and Darnley (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.3429,55.8122), [Mosspark (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.3483,55.8408), [Crookston (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-4.3647,55.8423)

## More in the G postcode area

[All G postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## G53 in brief

G53 is a postcode district covering Glasgow, Pollok and Roughmussel, in Glasgow.
About 35,108 people lived in G53 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
G53 had 34,375 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in G53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In G53, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In G53, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: G53
- Postcode area: [G](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g)
- Constituency: [Glasgow South West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glasgow-south-west)
- Council: [Glasgow †](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow)
- Area: 11.16 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,108*
- Neighbourhoods: 44
- Output areas: 257

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[G78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g78), [G52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g52), [PA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pa2), [G43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g43), [G46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g46), [G58](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g58)

## Latest updates for G53

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/G53

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53#f-population.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g53