Glenboig
Glenboig is covered by postcode districts G69 and ML5. It is in the North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Glenboig, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 13
- In use before 2020: 62
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 75 postcodes in Glenboig that ONS places, 13 are new since 2020 and 62 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 55.8937, longitude -4.0521. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 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.
The 5 newest postcodes
Further out, not drawn
This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 10 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. ML5 2GD, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Glenboig?
At 42 of the 73 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Gartcosh, 1.9 km 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 Glenboig?
13 of the 75 postcodes now in use in Glenboig 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 Glenboig?
Ofcom reports on 73 of the 75 postcodes in Glenboig. At 42 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 Glenboig?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Glenboig. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
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 Glenboig?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Glenboig is Gartcosh Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.
- Gartcosh Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
- Blairhill Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
- Coatbridge Sunnyside Rail Station Railway station 3.3 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: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Glenboig?
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Coatbridge and Bellshill
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Frank McNally (Labour)
All 75 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Glenboig
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
Glenboig postcodes
75 postcodes in use in Glenboig, by district:
Those districts are in the ML postcode area and G postcode area.
Check a Glenboig postcode
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Places near Glenboig
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Glenboig
- What is the postcode for Glenboig?
- Postcode districts G69 and ML5, with 75 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Glenboig in?
- North Lanarkshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Glenboig?
- Frank McNally (Labour), for Coatbridge and Bellshill. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Glenboig?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Glenboig Primary School and Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is St Ambrose High School, 2.8 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Glenboig have a railway station?
- The nearest is Gartcosh station, 1.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Glenboig?
- Ofcom reports on 73 of the 75 postcodes in Glenboig. At 42 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Glenboig?
- 13 of the 75 postcodes now in use in Glenboig 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
- UK Parliament
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. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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