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G5

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Glasgow, Hutchesontown and Kingston, in Glasgow.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an G5 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in G5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,677
887th least 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
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How G5 compares

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

G5Middle
Population51 postcode districts, G · 2021
Population: every postcode district in G51 areas from 208 to 53,249. The middle area is 25,281. G5 is 12,677.
12,6778th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares51 postcode districts, G · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in G51 areas from 0.0% to 67.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. G5 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage51 postcode districts, G · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in G51 areas from 42.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.4%. G5 is 95.3%.
95.3%25th lowest
Claimant rate50 postcode districts, G · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in G50 areas from 1.1% to 15.4%. The middle area is 3.6%. G5 is 5.1%.
5.1%joint 12th highest

What is the population of G5?

G5 had 12,677 usual residents at the census.

G5 is the 887th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in G5

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Gorbals and Hutchesontown - 01522No figureNo figure100.0%
Gorbals and Hutchesontown - 02832No figureNo figure99.8%
Gorbals and Hutchesontown - 03569No figureNo figure96.2%
Gorbals and Hutchesontown - 04918No figureNo figure99.8%
Gorbals and Hutchesontown - 05890No figureNo figure99.6%
Gorbals and Hutchesontown - 06612No figureNo figure100.0%
Gorbals and Hutchesontown - 07616No figureNo figure97.1%
Gorbals and Hutchesontown - 08749No figureNo figure99.5%
Laurieston and Tradeston - 01755No figureNo figure92.1%
Laurieston and Tradeston - 04862No figureNo figure98.9%
Laurieston and Tradeston - 05839No figureNo figure96.6%
Laurieston and Tradeston - 061,110No figureNo figure90.8%
Laurieston and Tradeston - 07830No figureNo figure100.0%
Polmadie and Toryglen - 03799No figureNo figure74.8%
Polmadie and Toryglen - 04791No figureNo figure98.5%
Polmadie and Toryglen - 05702No figureNo figure99.6%

MPs for G5

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in G53

Postcode sectors in G53

Council1

Towns in G51

Postcode districts next to G54

Nearest rail stations4

More in the G postcode area2

G5 in brief

G5 is a postcode district covering Glasgow, Hutchesontown and Kingston, in Glasgow.

About 13,929 people lived in G5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

G5 had 12,677 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in G5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In G5, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In G5, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.