# G78 2LZ: area report for a postcode in East Renfrewshire

G78 2LZ is a postcode in East Renfrewshire.

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 East Renfrewshire. Open the map at G78 2LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) › [G78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g78) › [G78 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g78-2)

## 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=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **Balgray, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Auchenback - 01. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **£305,723 average price**: For the whole of East Renfrewshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at G78 2LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **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=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barrhead High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrhead-high-school-s8627630) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Mark's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-primary-school-s8621225) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Luke's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-high-school-s8626138) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carlibar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlibar-primary-school-s8620725) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Hillview Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillview-primary-school-s8621322) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St John's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-primary-school-s8621020) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cross Arthurlie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cross-arthurlie-primary-school-s8620822) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Gleniffer Medical Group (900 m, 9,380 registered patients); The Oaks Medical Practice (900 m, 4,455 registered patients); Levern Medical Group (900 m, 9,018 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Barrhead (310 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Iceland Barrhead (800 m, Iceland); Asda Barrhead Supermarket (950 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £305,723** (July 2026). East Renfrewshire’s average house price was £305,723 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Renfrewshire earned a median of £46,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 37th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in East Renfrewshire costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th 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: 99,840** (2025). East Renfrewshire’s population was an estimated 99,840 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Auchenback and Barrhead Dams - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 662** (2021). Auchenback and Barrhead Dams - 01 had 662 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 6,031st 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Auchenback and Barrhead Dams - 01, 100.0% 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: 4.8%** (August 2026). In Auchenback and Barrhead Dams - 01, 4.8% 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: 69.7%** (2021). 69.7% of residents in Auchenback and Barrhead Dams - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 7,087th 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.

## G78 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 24,940** (2021). G78 had 24,940 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,175th 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: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in G78 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: 92.8%** (January 2026). In G78, 92.8% 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: 2.7%** (August 2026). In G78, 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: [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire)
- Centre: 55.7970, -4.3781

Council: [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-renfrewshire): Blair McDougall (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=-4.3781,55.7970,G782LZ

## How to cite

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