Airdrie
Airdrie is covered by postcode district ML6. It is in the North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Airdrie, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 18
- In use before 2020: 753
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 771 postcodes in Airdrie that ONS places, 18 are new since 2020 and 753 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.8665, longitude -3.9724. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 5 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. ML6 1DE, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Airdrie?
At 610 of the 762 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Airdrie, 700 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Airdrie?
18 of the 771 postcodes now in use in Airdrie came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Airdrie?
Ofcom reports on 762 of the 771 postcodes in Airdrie. At 610 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Airdrie?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Airdrie is Airdrie Rail Station, 700 m away in a straight line.
- Airdrie Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
- Drumgelloch Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
- Coatdyke Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Airdrie?
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Airdrie and Shotts (767) and Coatbridge and Bellshill (4)
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Airdrie
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell North Lanarkshire about council tax Council tax, on northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Airdrie postcodes
771 postcodes in use in Airdrie, by district:
That district is in the ML postcode area.
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Places near Airdrie
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Airdrie
- What is it like to live in Airdrie?
- At 610 of the 762 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Airdrie, 700 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Airdrie?
- Airdrie is covered by postcode district ML6, across 771 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Airdrie in?
- Airdrie is in the North Lanarkshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Airdrie have a railway station?
- Yes: Airdrie is 700 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Airdrie, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Airdrie?
- Ofcom reports on 762 of the 771 postcodes in Airdrie. At 610 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Airdrie?
- 18 of the 771 postcodes now in use in Airdrie came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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