Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is covered by postcode district ML11. It is in the South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 1
- In use before 2020: 105
Of the 106 postcodes in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood that ONS places, 1 are new since 2020 and 105 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. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.6699, longitude -3.9210. 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 newest postcode
What is it like to live in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
At 68 of the 106 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 Carluke, 8.2 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 Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
1 of the 106 postcodes now in use in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood 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 Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
Ofcom reports on 106 of the 106 postcodes in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood. At 68 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 Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood. 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 Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is Carluke Rail Station, 8.2 km away in a straight line.
- Carluke Rail Station Railway station 8.2 kmDrive
- Larkhall Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive
- Lanark Rail Station Railway station 9.3 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 Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Imogen Walker (Labour)
All 106 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 Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- 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
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood postcodes
106 postcodes in use in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood, by district:
That district is in the ML postcode area.
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Places near Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
- What is the postcode for Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
- Postcode district ML11, with 106 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood in?
- South Lanarkshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
- Imogen Walker (Labour), for Hamilton and Clyde Valley. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Blackwood Primary School and St John's Primary School (Blackwood); the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Lesmahagow High School, 3.6 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood have a railway station?
- The nearest is Carluke station, 8.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
- Ofcom reports on 106 of the 106 postcodes in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood. At 68 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
- 1 of the 106 postcodes now in use in Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood 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.
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