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G72 8LG

Postcode

A postcode in Vicarland and Cairns - 05, Cambuslang West ward, South Lanarkshire.

This report describes the area around G72 8LG, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around G72 8LG

Schools near G72 8LG

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Bride's Primary School (Cambuslang)
Primary
370 m
5 minutes on foot
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Cairns Primary School
Primary
530 m
7 minutes on foot
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St Cadoc's Primary School
Primary
700 m
9 minutes on foot
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West Coats Primary School
Primary
890 m
11 minutes on foot
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James Aiton Primary School
Primary
910 m
11 minutes on foot
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Cathkin High School
Secondary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
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Rutherglen High School
Special
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
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Park View Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
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Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of G72 8LG

In a straight line

Stations

  • Kirkhill5 minutes on foot380 m
  • Cambuslang11 minutes on foot910 m

GP practices

  • North Avenue Surgery10,898 registered patients930 m
  • The Craigallian Avenue Practice9,725 registered patients980 m

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Cambuslang GlasgowAldi300 m
  • Farmfoods Cambuslang GlasgowFarmfoods640 m
  • Spar - Certas Energy Uk Ltd Gulf Filling StationSpar700 m
  • Morrisons Cambuslang GlasgowMorrisons920 m

The neighbourhood: Vicarland and Cairns - 05

Everything about Vicarland and Cairns - 05
Population
726
Joint 7,304th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.2%
Joint 10,901st lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: G72

Everything about G72
Population
53,249
154th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.