# G66

Postcode district covering Kirkintilloch, in East Dunbartonshire.

G66 is a postcode district covering Kirkintilloch, in East Dunbartonshire. About 40,654 people.

Postcode district. Code G66. 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 G66 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Population: 39,998** (2021). G66 had 39,998 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 456th 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/g66#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 26%** (2022). About 26% of people in G66 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/g66#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.4%** (January 2026). In G66, 90.4% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.1%** (August 2026). In G66, 3.1% 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/g66#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=G66) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 26% of people in G66 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=G66) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Dunbartonshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is G66.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=G66) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Dunbartonshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is G66.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=G66) (Census 2021, England and Wales): G66 had 39,998 usual residents at the census.

## How G66 compares

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

| Measure | G66 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 39,998 | 4th most populated | 51 postcode districts, G · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 26% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 51 postcode districts, G · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.4% | 14th lowest | 51 postcode districts, G · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.1% | joint 20th lowest | 50 postcode districts, G · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of G66?

G66 had 39,998 usual residents at the census.
G66 is the 456th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in G66

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harestanes - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015842) | 679 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Harestanes - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015843) | 846 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Harestanes - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015844) | 622 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Harestanes - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015845) | 897 | – | – | 96.9% |
| [Hillhead - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015824) | 766 | – | – | 85.6% |
| [Hillhead - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015825) | 883 | – | – | 97.1% |
| [Hillhead - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015826) | 819 | – | – | 96.5% |
| [Hillhead - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015827) | 618 | – | – | 89.4% |
| [Hillhead - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015828) | 525 | – | – | 83.9% |
| [Hillhead - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015829) | 507 | – | – | 81.4% |
| [Kirkintilloch South - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015813) | 824 | – | – | 88.7% |
| [Kirkintilloch South - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015814) | 785 | – | – | 98.3% |
| [Kirkintilloch South - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015815) | 830 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Kirkintilloch South - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015816) | 883 | – | – | 91.3% |
| [Kirkintilloch West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015817) | 752 | – | – | 70.0% |
| [Kirkintilloch West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015818) | 553 | – | – | 87.5% |
| [Kirkintilloch West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015819) | 591 | – | – | 90.3% |
| [Kirkintilloch West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015820) | 591 | – | – | 70.6% |
| [Kirkintilloch West - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015821) | 594 | – | – | 79.7% |
| [Kirkintilloch West - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015822) | 677 | – | – | 87.7% |
| [Kirkintilloch West - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015823) | 825 | – | – | 73.8% |
| [Lennoxtown - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015851) | 607 | – | – | 81.8% |
| [Lennoxtown - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015852) | 896 | – | – | 84.7% |
| [Lennoxtown - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015853) | 996 | – | – | 94.5% |
| [Lennoxtown - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015854) | 1,050 | – | – | 81.4% |
| [Lennoxtown - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015855) | 547 | – | – | 98.1% |
| [Lennoxtown - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015856) | 463 | – | – | 93.9% |
| [Lenzie North - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015802) | 865 | – | – | 98.6% |
| [Lenzie North - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015803) | 774 | – | – | 95.4% |
| [Lenzie North - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015804) | 924 | – | – | 88.3% |
| [Lenzie North - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015805) | 592 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Lenzie North - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015806) | 624 | – | – | 90.0% |
| [Lenzie North - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015807) | 645 | – | – | 98.5% |
| [Lenzie North - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015808) | 708 | – | – | 86.5% |
| [Lenzie South - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015809) | 947 | – | – | 97.4% |
| [Lenzie South - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015810) | 837 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Lenzie South - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015811) | 813 | – | – | 97.9% |
| [Lenzie South - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015812) | 727 | – | – | 97.7% |
| [Milton of Campsie - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015846) | 677 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Milton of Campsie - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015847) | 904 | – | – | 97.2% |
| [Milton of Campsie - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015848) | 597 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Milton of Campsie - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015849) | 722 | – | – | 79.1% |
| [Milton of Campsie - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015850) | 862 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Rosebank and Waterside - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015830) | 714 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Rosebank and Waterside - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015831) | 718 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Rosebank and Waterside - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015832) | 983 | – | – | 84.0% |
| [Rosebank and Waterside - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015833) | 872 | – | – | 65.9% |
| [Rosebank and Waterside - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015834) | 793 | – | – | 81.1% |
| [Rosebank and Waterside - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015835) | 566 | – | – | 88.7% |
| [Rosebank and Waterside - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015836) | 598 | – | – | 91.4% |
| [Rosebank and Waterside - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015837) | 416 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Stepps - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01018977) | 852 | – | – | 99.0% |
| [Twechar and Harestanes East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015840) | 711 | – | – | 97.6% |
| [Twechar and Harestanes East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/neighbourhood/s01015841) | 687 | – | – | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Mid Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-dunbartonshire): Susan Murray (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 70% of the people here.
- [Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cumbernauld-and-kirkintilloch): Katrina Murray (Labour), MP since July 2024. 30% 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 G66

[Harestanes](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/harestanes), [Hillhead](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/hillhead), [Kirkintilloch South](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/kirkintilloch-south), [Kirkintilloch West](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/kirkintilloch-west), [Lennoxtown](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/lennoxtown), [Lenzie North](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/lenzie-north), [Lenzie South](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/lenzie-south), [Milton of Campsie](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/milton-of-campsie), [Rosebank and Waterside](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire/rosebank-and-waterside)

## Postcode sectors in G66

[G66 1 (185 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66-1), [G66 2 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66-2), [G66 3 (269 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66-3), [G66 4 (181 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66-4), [G66 5 (143 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66-5), [G66 7 (148 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66-7), [G66 8 (111 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66-8), [G66 9 (37 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66-9)

## Council

[East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire)

## Towns in G66

[Kirkintilloch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kirkintilloch)

## Postcode districts next to G66

[G62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g62), [G63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g63), [G64](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g64), [G65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g65), [G68](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g68), [G69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g69)

## 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)

## G66 in brief

G66 is a postcode district covering Kirkintilloch, in East Dunbartonshire.
About 40,654 people lived in G66 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
G66 had 39,998 usual residents at the census.
About 26% of people in G66 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In G66, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In G66, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: G66
- Postcode area: [G](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g)
- Constituency: [Mid Dunbartonshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-dunbartonshire)
- Council: [East Dunbartonshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire)
- Area: 96.77 km²
- People, mid-2024: 40,654*
- Neighbourhoods: 54
- Output areas: 333

* 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

[G63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g63), [G65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g65), [G64](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g64), [G69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g69), [G68](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g68), [G62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g62)

## Latest updates for G66

- 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/G66

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66#f-population.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g66