Lanark
Lanark is covered by postcode districts ML8 and ML11. It is in the South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Lanark, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 34
- Some can get gigabit: 50
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 205
- Ofcom gives no figure: 6
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 295 postcodes in Lanark that ONS places, 34 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 50 have some that can, 205 can all get it and 6 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 55.6742, longitude -3.7735. 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
34 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
What is it like to live in Lanark?
At 205 of the 289 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Lanark, 50 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
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 Lanark?
6 of the 295 postcodes now in use in Lanark 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 Lanark?
Ofcom reports on 289 of the 295 postcodes in Lanark. At 205 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 Lanark?
The open schools at the postcodes in Lanark. 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
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 Lanark?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Lanark is Lanark Rail Station, 50 m away in a straight line.
- Lanark Rail Station Railway station 50 mWalk
- Carstairs Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive
- Carluke Rail Station Railway station 7.9 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 Lanark?
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Imogen Walker (Labour)
All 295 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 Lanark
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
Lanark postcodes
295 postcodes in use in Lanark, by district:
Those districts are all in the ML postcode area.
Check a Lanark postcode
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Places near Lanark
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Lanark
- What is the postcode for Lanark?
- Postcode districts ML8 and ML11, with 295 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Lanark in?
- South Lanarkshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Lanark?
- Imogen Walker (Labour), for Hamilton and Clyde Valley. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Lanark?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Lanark Primary School, St Mary's Primary School (Lanark) and Robert Owen Memorial Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Lanark Grammar School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Lanark have a railway station?
- Yes: Lanark station, 50 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Lanark?
- Ofcom reports on 289 of the 295 postcodes in Lanark. At 205 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Lanark?
- 6 of the 295 postcodes now in use in Lanark 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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