Glasgow
Glasgow is covered by postcode districts G13, G20, G32, G33, G41, G52 and 33 more. It is mostly in the Glasgow City council area: 15,622 of its 15,711 postcodes. The others are in Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire.
Every postcode in Glasgow, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 318
- Some can get gigabit: 1,346
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 13,419
- Ofcom gives no figure: 627
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 15,710 postcodes in Glasgow that ONS places, 318 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 1,346 have some that can, 13,419 can all get it and 627 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 55.8585, longitude -4.2654. 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
318 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 19 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. G40 4BE, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 13 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. G2 4BA, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 13 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. G53 7RB, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 7 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. G1 5EE, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 7 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. G4 0AS, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. G11 6QH, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Glasgow?
At 13,419 of the 15,083 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 134 primary schools, 29 secondary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Anderston, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
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 Glasgow?
645 of the 15,711 postcodes now in use in Glasgow 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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Glasgow?
Ofcom reports on 15,083 of the 15,711 postcodes in Glasgow. At 13,419 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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Glasgow?
The open schools at the postcodes in Glasgow (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
- St Patrick's Primary School500 m
- Anderston Primary School800 m School website
- Garnetbank Primary School900 m School website
- Glasgow Gaelic School1.1 km School website
- Oakgrove Primary School1.4 km School website
- Lorne Street Primary School1.5 km School website
- Glendale Gaelic Primary School1.5 km School website
- Glendale Primary School1.5 km School website
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 Glasgow?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Glasgow is Anderston Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.
- Anderston Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
- Glasgow Central Low Level Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
- Glasgow Central Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
- St Enoch SPT Subway Station Underground, metro or tram 650 mWalk
- Bridge Street SPT Subway Station Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk
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 Glasgow?
- Councils
- Glasgow City (15,622), Renfrewshire (85), East Renfrewshire (2) and 1 other
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Glasgow North (2,793), Glasgow East (2,780), Glasgow North East (2,722) and 6 others
- 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 Glasgow
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Glasgow is in Glasgow City; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Glasgow City about council tax Council tax, on glasgow.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
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Glasgow postcodes
15,711 postcodes in use in Glasgow, by district:
Those districts are in the G postcode area and PA postcode area.
Check a Glasgow postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Glasgow
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Glasgow
- What is the postcode for Glasgow?
- Postcode districts G13, G20, G32, G33, G41, G52 and 33 more, with 15,711 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Glasgow?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include St Patrick's Primary School, Anderston Primary School and Garnetbank Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Glasgow Gaelic School, Hillhead High School and St Roch's Secondary School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Glasgow have a railway station?
- Yes: Anderston station, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Glasgow?
- Ofcom reports on 15,083 of the 15,711 postcodes in Glasgow. At 13,419 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Glasgow?
- 645 of the 15,711 postcodes now in use in Glasgow 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
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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