Coatbridge

Coatbridge is covered by postcode districts G69 and ML5. It is in the North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 700 of 898 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 18 15 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre Nearest station Coatbridge Central 650 m from the middle, in a straight line

Every postcode in Coatbridge, by gigabit broadband

No home or business can get gigabit: 67
Some can get gigabit: 131
Every home and business can get gigabit: 700
Ofcom gives no figure: 15
Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 913 postcodes in Coatbridge that ONS places, 67 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 131 have some that can, 700 can all get it and 15 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. 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 55.8570, longitude -4.0303. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. 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.

Postcodes without gigabit

67 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

G69 7TZ ML5 1AB ML5 1AH ML5 1AJ ML5 1AW ML5 1BB ML5 1BD ML5 1BE ML5 1DW ML5 1EA ML5 2BL ML5 2DH

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

19 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ML5 3AE, is the one nearest the middle of them.
7 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ML5 4AS, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Coatbridge?

At 700 of the 898 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 15 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Coatbridge Central, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Coatbridge?

28 of the 913 postcodes now in use in Coatbridge came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

ML5 9BHsince June 2026 ML5 1AAsince February 2026 ML5 9BGsince January 2025 ML5 4GUsince September 2024 ML5 4GLsince April 2023 ML5 2ENsince November 2022

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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Coatbridge?

Ofcom reports on 898 of the 913 postcodes in Coatbridge. At 700 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit700 of 898

Postcodes where every home can get superfast833 of 898

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.

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Coatbridge?

The open schools at the postcodes in Coatbridge (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

How far is the station from Coatbridge?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Coatbridge is Coatbridge Central Rail Station, 650 m away in a straight line.

Coatbridge Central Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
Whifflet Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
Coatbridge Sunnyside Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

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: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Who runs Coatbridge?

Council: North Lanarkshire
Parliamentary constituencies: Coatbridge and Bellshill (912) and Airdrie and Shotts (1)
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?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities.

Moving to Coatbridge

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

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Coatbridge postcodes

913 postcodes in use in Coatbridge, by district:

ML5 postcode district,910 postcodes G69 postcode district,3 postcodes

Those districts are in the ML postcode area and G postcode area.

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Places near Coatbridge

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Bargeddie2.8 km Viewpark3.6 km Airdrie3.8 km Glenboig4.3 km Bellshill4.5 km Gartcosh4.9 km Uddingston5.2 km Chapelhall5.3 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Coatbridge

What is the postcode for Coatbridge?: Postcode districts G69 and ML5, with 913 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Coatbridge in?: North Lanarkshire. Source: ONS.
What schools are in Coatbridge?: Primary schools at its postcodes include St Augustine's Primary School, St Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge) and Langloan Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include St Andrew's High School, Coatbridge High School and St Ambrose High School. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Coatbridge have a railway station?: Yes: Coatbridge Central station, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Coatbridge?: Ofcom reports on 898 of the 913 postcodes in Coatbridge. At 700 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Coatbridge?: 28 of the 913 postcodes now in use in Coatbridge came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
National Records of Scotland localities
Ofcom Connected Nations
Scottish Government school list
Department for Transport: NaPTAN

Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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