# G72 8RL: area report for a postcode in South Lanarkshire

G72 8RL is a postcode in South Lanarkshire.

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 South Lanarkshire. Open the map at G72 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) › [G72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g72) › [G72 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g72-8)

## 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=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **Newton (Lanark), 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **Scotland’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Nerston and EK Landward Area - 07. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **£185,267 average price**: For the whole of South Lanarkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **78% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **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=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Park View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-primary-school-s1002821) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Cadoc's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cadocs-primary-school-s8456224) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Hallside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hallside-primary-school-s8456429) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cairns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cairns-primary-school-s8455821) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Bride's Primary School (Cambuslang)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-brides-primary-school-cambuslang-s8455929) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: The Craigallian Avenue Practice (680 m, 9,725 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cambuslang Express (590 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Cambuslang 247 Hamilton Road (610 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £185,267** (July 2026). South Lanarkshire’s average house price was £185,267 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,126** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Lanarkshire earned a median of £41,126 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 118th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in South Lanarkshire costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th 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: 334,330** (2025). South Lanarkshire’s population was an estimated 334,330 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Nerston - 06 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 836** (2021). Nerston - 06 had 836 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,059th 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: 85.5%** (January 2026). In Nerston - 06, 85.5% 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: 2.9%** (August 2026). In Nerston - 06, 2.9% 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: 63.2%** (2021). 63.2% of residents in Nerston - 06 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 23,396th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## G72 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 53,249** (2021). G72 had 53,249 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 154th 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 G72 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In G72, 95.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.7%** (August 2026). In G72, 2.7% 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: [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)
- Centre: 55.8063, -4.1414

Council: [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Rutherglen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rutherglen): Michael Shanks (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-4.1414,55.8063,G728RL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g72-8rl.

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