Hamilton
Hamilton is covered by postcode districts G72, ML1 and ML3. It is mostly in the South Lanarkshire council area: 1,320 of its 1,321 postcodes. The other is in North Lanarkshire.
Every postcode in Hamilton, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 122
- Some can get gigabit: 195
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 930
- Ofcom gives no figure: 74
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 1,321 postcodes in Hamilton that ONS places, 122 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 195 have some that can, 930 can all get it and 74 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 55.7708, longitude -4.0575. 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
122 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 32 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ML3 7DZ, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 10 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ML3 6LD, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ML3 7EB, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ML3 7GA, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ML3 7GX, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Hamilton?
At 930 of the 1,247 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 17 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Hamilton West, 900 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 Hamilton?
58 of the 1,321 postcodes now in use in Hamilton 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 Hamilton?
Ofcom reports on 1,247 of the 1,321 postcodes in Hamilton. At 930 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 Hamilton?
The open schools at the postcodes in Hamilton (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 John's Primary School (Hamilton)700 m School website
- Neilsland Primary School800 m School website
- St Peter's Primary School800 m School website
- St Mary's Primary School (Hamilton)1.1 km School website
- Our Lady and St Anne's Primary School1.2 km School website
- Woodside Primary School1.3 km School website
- Woodhead Primary School1.4 km School website
- St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)1.4 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 Hamilton?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Hamilton is Hamilton West Rail Station, 900 m away in a straight line.
- Hamilton West Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Hamilton Central Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
- Chatelherault Rail Station Railway station 3.4 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 Hamilton?
- Councils
- South Lanarkshire (1,320) and North Lanarkshire (1)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley (1,319), Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (1) and Rutherglen (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 Hamilton
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Hamilton is in South Lanarkshire; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell South Lanarkshire about council tax Council tax, on southlanarkshire.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
Hamilton postcodes
1,321 postcodes in use in Hamilton, by district:
Those districts are in the ML postcode area and G postcode area.
Check a Hamilton 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 Hamilton
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Hamilton
- What is the postcode for Hamilton?
- Postcode districts G72, ML1 and ML3, with 1,321 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Hamilton?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include St John's Primary School (Hamilton), Neilsland Primary School and St Peter's Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Hamilton Grammar School, St John Ogilvie High School and Holy Cross High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Hamilton have a railway station?
- Yes: Hamilton West station, 900 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Hamilton?
- Ofcom reports on 1,247 of the 1,321 postcodes in Hamilton. At 930 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Hamilton?
- 58 of the 1,321 postcodes now in use in Hamilton 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.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.
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