Holytown
Holytown is covered by postcode districts ML1 and ML4. It is in the North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Holytown, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 3
- In use before 2020: 164
Of the 167 postcodes in Holytown that ONS places, 3 are new since 2020 and 164 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. 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 55.8214, longitude -3.9733. 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; when each came into use: the same directory; 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
The 3 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Holytown?
At 130 of the 165 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 Holytown, 950 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
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Source: Ofcom, the Scottish Government and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Holytown?
3 of the 167 postcodes now in use in Holytown 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 Holytown?
Ofcom reports on 165 of the 167 postcodes in Holytown. At 130 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
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
Which schools are in Holytown?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Holytown. 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.
Source: Scottish Government, School Roll and Locations, read 27 October 2026 (Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one. How we use it
How far is the station from Holytown?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Holytown is Holytown Rail Station, 950 m away in a straight line.
- Holytown Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
- Carfin Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
- Bellshill Rail Station Railway station 3.2 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: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Holytown?
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Airdrie and Shotts
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Kenneth Stevenson (Labour)
All 167 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, read 14 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Holytown
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
Holytown postcodes
167 postcodes in use in Holytown, by district:
Those districts are all in the ML postcode area.
Check a Holytown postcode
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Places near Holytown
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Holytown
- What is the postcode for Holytown?
- Postcode districts ML1 and ML4, with 167 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Holytown in?
- North Lanarkshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Holytown?
- Kenneth Stevenson (Labour), for Airdrie and Shotts. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Holytown?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Christ The King Primary and Holytown Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Brannock High School, 1.5 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Holytown have a railway station?
- Yes: Holytown station, 950 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Holytown?
- Ofcom reports on 165 of the 167 postcodes in Holytown. At 130 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Holytown?
- 3 of the 167 postcodes now in use in Holytown came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
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