# G74 1AQ: area report for a postcode in South Lanarkshire

G74 1AQ 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 G74 1AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) › [G74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g74) › [G74 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g74-1)

## 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=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **East Kilbride, 200 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Mains - 01. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **£185,267 average price**: For the whole of South Lanarkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at G74 1AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **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=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Kenneth's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-kenneths-primary-school-s8532125) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kirktonholme Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirktonholme-primary-school-s8531323) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Andrew's and St Bride's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-and-st-brides-high-school-s8520038) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Halfmerke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halfmerke-primary-school-s8531021) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [West Mains School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-mains-school-s8534543) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Murray Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/murray-primary-school-s8531722) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-primary-school-s8531927) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [East Milton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-milton-primary-school-s8530823) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: East Kilbride (200 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Mavor Medical Practice (270 m, 10,153 registered patients); Kirkview Medical Practice (270 m, 7,369 registered patients); Kittoch Medical Practice (270 m, 7,907 registered patients); Caldergreen Medical Practice (270 m, 13,865 registered patients); Kilbryde Medical Practice (270 m, 3,866 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op East Kilbride (290 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Princes Mall East Kilbride (440 m, Iceland); Lidl East Kilbride (440 m, Lidl); Farmfoods East Kilbride (480 m, Farmfoods)

## 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.

## West Mains - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 828** (2021). West Mains - 01 had 828 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,933rd 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: 71.8%** (January 2026). In West Mains - 01, 71.8% 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: 5.2%** (August 2026). In West Mains - 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: 66.4%** (2021). 66.4% of residents in West Mains - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 13,553rd 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.

## G74 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 38,107** (2021). G74 had 38,107 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 518th 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 G74 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: 91.4%** (January 2026). In G74, 91.4% 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: 2.5%** (August 2026). In G74, 2.5% 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: 55.7644, -4.1788

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

## Your MP

- [East Kilbride and Strathaven](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-kilbride-and-strathaven): Joani Reid (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=-4.1788,55.7644,G741AQ

## How to cite

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