Balfron
Balfron is covered by postcode district G63. It is in the Stirling council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Balfron, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 48
- Some can get gigabit: 8
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 2
- Ofcom gives no figure: 1
Of the 59 postcodes in Balfron that ONS places, 48 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 8 have some that can, 2 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure.
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. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.0703, longitude -4.3342. 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; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; 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
What is it like to live in Balfron?
At 2 of the 58 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Milngavie, 14.4 km 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 Balfron?
1 of the 59 postcodes now in use in Balfron 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 Balfron?
Ofcom reports on 58 of the 59 postcodes in Balfron. At 2 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
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 Balfron?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Balfron is Milngavie Rail Station, 14.4 km away in a straight line.
- Milngavie Rail Station Railway station 14.4 kmDrive
- Hillfoot Rail Station Railway station 16.7 kmDrive
- Bearsden Rail Station Railway station 17.0 kmDrive
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 Balfron?
- Council
- Stirling
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Chris Kane (Labour)
All 59 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Balfron
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Stirling about council tax Council tax, on stirling.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
Balfron postcodes
59 postcodes in use in Balfron, by district:
That district is in the G postcode area.
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Places near Balfron
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Balfron
- What is it like to live in Balfron?
- At 2 of the 58 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Milngavie, 14.4 km 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 Balfron?
- Balfron is covered by postcode district G63, across 59 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Balfron in?
- Balfron is in the Stirling council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Balfron?
- Balfron is in the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Chris Kane (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Balfron have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Balfron is Milngavie, 14.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Balfron?
- Ofcom reports on 58 of the 59 postcodes in Balfron. At 2 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Balfron?
- 1 of the 59 postcodes now in use in Balfron came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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