Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch is covered by postcode district G66. It is in the East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Kirkintilloch, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 24
- In use before 2020: 664
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 688 postcodes in Kirkintilloch that ONS places, 24 are new since 2020 and 664 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 55.9375, longitude -4.1425. 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
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. G66 3FL, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Kirkintilloch?
At 485 of the 646 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Lenzie, 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 Kirkintilloch?
24 of the 688 postcodes now in use in Kirkintilloch 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 Kirkintilloch?
Ofcom reports on 646 of the 688 postcodes in Kirkintilloch. At 485 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 Kirkintilloch?
The open schools at the postcodes in Kirkintilloch. 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
- Hillhead Primary School250 m School website
- Oxgang Primary School500 m School website
- Holy Trinity Primary School700 m School website
- East Dunbartonshire Central School900 m
- Lairdsland Primary School1.2 km School website
- Harestanes Primary School1.4 km School website
- Gartconner Primary School1.8 km School website
Secondary
- Kirkintilloch High School650 m School website
- East Dunbartonshire Central School900 m
- St Ninian's High School1.3 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 Kirkintilloch?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Kirkintilloch is Lenzie Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.
- Lenzie Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
- Stepps Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
- Robroyston Railway Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive
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 Kirkintilloch?
- Council
- East Dunbartonshire
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Mid Dunbartonshire (359) and Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (329)
- 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 Kirkintilloch
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell East Dunbartonshire about council tax Council tax, on eastdunbarton.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
Kirkintilloch postcodes
688 postcodes in use in Kirkintilloch, by district:
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Places near Kirkintilloch
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Kirkintilloch
- What is the postcode for Kirkintilloch?
- Postcode district G66, with 688 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Kirkintilloch in?
- East Dunbartonshire. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Kirkintilloch?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Hillhead Primary School, Oxgang Primary School and Holy Trinity Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Kirkintilloch High School, East Dunbartonshire Central School and St Ninian's High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Kirkintilloch have a railway station?
- The nearest is Lenzie station, 1.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Kirkintilloch?
- Ofcom reports on 646 of the 688 postcodes in Kirkintilloch. At 485 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Kirkintilloch?
- 24 of the 688 postcodes now in use in Kirkintilloch 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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