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G53

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Glasgow, Pollok and Roughmussel, 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 G53 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 G53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
34,375
684th most 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
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How G53 compares

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

G53Middle
Population51 postcode districts, G · 2021
Population: every postcode district in G51 areas from 208 to 53,249. The middle area is 25,281. G53 is 34,375.
34,3759th most 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%. G53 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%. G53 is 96.8%.
96.8%18th highest
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%. G53 is 4.0%.
4.0%joint 21st highest

What is the population of G53?

G53 had 34,375 usual residents at the census.

G53 is the 684th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in G53

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Crookston North - 01878No figureNo figure100.0%
Crookston North - 02836No figureNo figure100.0%
Crookston North - 03566No figureNo figure100.0%
Crookston North - 04752No figureNo figure100.0%
Crookston South - 011,030No figureNo figure99.8%
Crookston South - 02829No figureNo figure99.3%
Crookston South - 031,025No figureNo figure99.8%
Crookston South - 04906No figureNo figure100.0%
Darnley North - 01674No figureNo figure100.0%
Darnley North - 021,020No figureNo figure99.7%
Darnley North - 03534No figureNo figure99.6%
Darnley North - 04485No figureNo figure98.2%
Darnley North - 05775No figureNo figure39.0%
Darnley North - 061,112No figureNo figure73.5%
Darnley West - 011,003No figureNo figure99.4%
Darnley West - 02833No figureNo figure99.7%
Darnley West - 03680No figureNo figure100.0%
Darnley West - 04819No figureNo figure100.0%
Darnley West - 05568No figureNo figure100.0%
Darnley West - 06659No figureNo figure100.0%
Darnley West - 07594No figureNo figure100.0%
Nitshill - 01651No figureNo figure100.0%
Nitshill - 04624No figureNo figure99.2%
Nitshill - 05562No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok North and East - 01851No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok North and East - 021,020No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok North and East - 03907No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok North and East - 04974No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok North and East - 051,163No figureNo figure99.8%
Pollok North and East - 061,025No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok South and West - 01992No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok South and West - 02959No figureNo figure99.3%
Pollok South and West - 03738No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok South and West - 04552No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok South and West - 05802No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok South and West - 06736No figureNo figure100.0%
Pollok South and West - 07799No figureNo figure90.3%
Pollok South and West - 08659No figureNo figure100.0%
South Nitshill - 01680No figureNo figure99.8%
South Nitshill - 02393No figureNo figure100.0%
South Nitshill - 03856No figureNo figure99.8%
South Nitshill - 04524No figureNo figure84.5%
South Nitshill - 05785No figureNo figure100.0%
South Nitshill - 06606No figureNo figure100.0%

MPs for G53

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 G538

Postcode sectors in G534

Council1

Towns in G531

Postcode districts next to G536

Nearest rail stations4

More in the G postcode area2

G53 in brief

G53 is a postcode district covering Glasgow, Pollok and Roughmussel, in Glasgow.

About 35,108 people lived in G53 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

G53 had 34,375 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in G53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In G53, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In G53, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.