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G65

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Kilsyth, Barrwood and Twechar, in North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire.

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 G65 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 45% of people in G65 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,207
958th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
45%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How G65 compares

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

G65Middle
Population51 postcode districts, G · 2021
Population: every postcode district in G51 areas from 208 to 53,249. The middle area is 25,281. G65 is 14,207.
14,20711th 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%. G65 is 45.0%.
45%3rd most 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%. G65 is 89.6%.
89.6%12th 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%. G65 is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 20th lowest

What is the population of G65?

G65 had 14,207 usual residents at the census.

G65 is the 958th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in G65

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Balmalloch - 01536No figureNo figure95.2%
Balmalloch - 02834No figureNo figure98.6%
Balmalloch - 03542No figureNo figure87.9%
Balmalloch - 04532No figureNo figure81.0%
Balmalloch - 05649No figureNo figure78.5%
Balmalloch - 06649No figureNo figure80.2%
Croy, Dullatar and Banton - 021,014No figureNo figure98.3%
Croy, Dullatar and Banton - 06786No figureNo figure89.9%
Kilsyth Bogside - 01801No figureNo figure96.5%
Kilsyth Bogside - 02644No figureNo figure96.6%
Kilsyth Bogside - 03786No figureNo figure98.6%
Kilsyth Bogside - 04928No figureNo figure91.4%
Klisyth East - 01682No figureNo figure66.6%
Klisyth East - 02648No figureNo figure95.8%
Klisyth East - 03649No figureNo figure97.7%
Klisyth East - 041,004No figureNo figure87.1%
Klisyth East - 05665No figureNo figure72.2%
Klisyth East - 06527No figureNo figure100.0%
Twechar and Harestanes East - 01966No figureNo figure96.8%
Twechar and Harestanes East - 02732No figureNo figure85.8%

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Middle areas in G654

Postcode sectors in G652

Councils G65 covers2

Towns in G651

Postcode districts next to G655

Nearest rail stations1

More in the G postcode area2

G65 in brief

G65 is a postcode district covering Kilsyth, Barrwood and Twechar, in North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire.

About 14,052 people lived in G65 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

G65 had 14,207 usual residents at the census.

About 45% of people in G65 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In G65, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In G65, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.