Rutherglen
Rutherglen is covered by postcode districts G44, G72 and G73. It is in the South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Rutherglen, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 9
- Some can get gigabit: 32
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 831
- Ofcom gives no figure: 1
Of the 873 postcodes in Rutherglen that ONS places, 9 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 32 have some that can, 831 can all get it and 1 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. 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 55.8193, longitude -4.2074. 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.
What is it like to live in Rutherglen?
At 831 of the 872 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 10 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Burnside (Strathclyde), 400 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 Rutherglen?
3 of the 873 postcodes now in use in Rutherglen 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 Rutherglen?
Ofcom reports on 872 of the 873 postcodes in Rutherglen. At 831 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 Rutherglen?
The open schools at the postcodes in Rutherglen (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
- Burnside Primary School350 m School website
- St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen)550 m School website
- Calderwood Primary School600 m School website
- St Columbkille's Primary School800 m School website
- Spittal Primary School1.0 km School website
- Burgh Primary School1.1 km School website
- Bankhead Primary School1.2 km School website
- St Anthony's Primary School1.2 km School website
Secondary
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 Rutherglen?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rutherglen is Burnside (Strathclyde) Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.
- Burnside (Strathclyde) Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
- Rutherglen Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
- Croftfoot Rail Station Railway station 1.3 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 Rutherglen?
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Rutherglen (872) and East Kilbride and Strathaven (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 Rutherglen
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
Rutherglen postcodes
873 postcodes in use in Rutherglen, by district:
Those districts are all in the G postcode area.
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Places near Rutherglen
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Rutherglen
- What is the postcode for Rutherglen?
- Postcode districts G44, G72 and G73, with 873 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Rutherglen in?
- South Lanarkshire. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Rutherglen?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Burnside Primary School, St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) and Calderwood Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Stonelaw High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Rutherglen have a railway station?
- Yes: Burnside (Strathclyde) station, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Rutherglen?
- Ofcom reports on 872 of the 873 postcodes in Rutherglen. At 831 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Rutherglen?
- 3 of the 873 postcodes now in use in Rutherglen 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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