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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Glasgow, with 54 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Radon Affected Area by postcode area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 9% of people in G live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,231,861
4th most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
9%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How G compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

GMiddle
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. G is 1,231,861.
1,231,8614th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares120 postcode areas, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 41.0%. G is 9.0%.
9%22nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. G is 93.0%.
93.0%22nd highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. G is 3.8%.
3.8%joint 40th highest

Every postcode area ranked: population, people in radon affected area squares, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

What is the population of G?

G had 1,231,861 usual residents at the census.

G is the 4th most populated of 120 in the UK.

Postcode districts in G

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
G1Glasgow, Merchant City8,541No figureNo figure
G2Glasgow, Blythswood New Town6,887No figureNo figure
G3Glasgow, Woodlands22,026No figureNo figure
G4Glasgow, Townhead14,262No figureNo figure
G5Glasgow, Hutchesontown12,677No figureNo figure
G11Glasgow, Broomhill24,140No figureNo figure
G12Glasgow, Kelvindale25,281No figureNo figure
G13Glasgow, High Knightswood32,392No figureNo figure
G14Glasgow, Scotstoun18,075No figureNo figure
G15Glasgow, Drumchapel16,557No figureNo figure
G20Glasgow, Wyndford33,308No figureNo figure
G21Glasgow, Springburn25,865No figureNo figure
G22Glasgow, Possil Park17,848No figureNo figure
G23Glasgow, Summerston6,998No figureNo figure
G31Glasgow, Dennistoun25,645No figureNo figure
G32Glasgow, Shettleston35,804No figureNo figure
G33Glasgow, Carntyne44,957No figureNo figure
G34Glasgow, Easterhouse7,644No figureNo figure
G40Glasgow, Bridgeton13,813No figureNo figure
G41Glasgow, Strathbungo31,921No figureNo figure
G42Glasgow, Govanhill30,112No figureNo figure
G43Glasgow, Pollokshaws17,866No figureNo figure
G44Glasgow, Cathcart27,294No figureNo figure
G45Glasgow, Castlemilk14,722No figureNo figure
G46Glasgow, Orchard Park26,128No figureNo figure
G51Glasgow, Govan24,486No figureNo figure
G52Glasgow, South Cardonald28,160No figureNo figure
G53Glasgow, Pollok34,375No figureNo figure
G58Kennishead, Royston208No figureNo figure
G60Clydebank, Old Kilpatrick4,761No figureNo figure
G61Bearsden28,797No figureNo figure
G62Milngavie13,252No figureNo figure
G63Balfron, Strathblane9,723No figureNo figure
G64Bishopbriggs, Auchinairn26,953No figureNo figure
G65Kilsyth, Barrwood14,207No figureNo figure
G66Kirkintilloch39,998No figureNo figure
G67Cumbernauld, Carbrain32,808No figureNo figure
G68Cumbernauld, Balloch19,719No figureNo figure
G69Baillieston, Moodiesburn35,077No figureNo figure
G70CarbrainNo figureNo figureNo figure
G71Uddingston, Bothwell31,700No figureNo figure
G72High Blantyre, Low Blantrye53,249No figureNo figure
G73Gallowflat, Burnside30,886No figureNo figure
G74East Kilbride, Saint Leonards38,107No figureNo figure
G75East Kilbride, The Murray40,045No figureNo figure
G76Glasgow, Sheddens22,609No figureNo figure
G77Newton Mearns, Crookfur29,097No figureNo figure
G78Barrhead, Neilston24,940No figureNo figure
G79PhilipshillNo figureNo figureNo figure
G81Clydebank, Whitecrook37,773No figureNo figure
G82Dumbarton, Silverton26,759No figureNo figure
G83Alexandria, Balloch22,624No figureNo figure
G84Helensburgh, Craigendoran20,785No figureNo figure
G90TownheadNo figureNo figureNo figure
G in brief

The G postcode area, named after Glasgow, has 54 postcode districts.

G had 1,231,861 usual residents at the census.

About 9% of people in G live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In G, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In G, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.