Shotts

Shotts is covered by postcode district ML7. It is in the North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 191 of 216 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes Nearest station Shotts 250 m from the middle, in a straight line MP Kenneth Stevenson Labour, Airdrie and Shotts

Every postcode in Shotts, by gigabit broadband

No home or business can get gigabit: 8
Some can get gigabit: 17
Every home and business can get gigabit: 191
Ofcom gives no figure: 1

Of the 217 postcodes in Shotts that ONS places, 8 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 17 have some that can, 191 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 55.8198, longitude -3.7945. 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

ML7 4JW ML7 4LE ML7 4LG ML7 4LQ ML7 4PF ML7 5BF ML7 5EZ ML7 5JS

What is it like to live in Shotts?

At 191 of the 216 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shotts, 250 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 Shotts?

2 of the 217 postcodes now in use in Shotts came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

ML7 9AEsince February 2024 ML7 4FEsince August 2020

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 Shotts?

Ofcom reports on 216 of the 217 postcodes in Shotts. At 191 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit191 of 216

Postcodes where every home can get superfast209 of 216

Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 216

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 checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Shotts?

The open schools at the postcodes in Shotts. 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

Secondary

Calderhead High School200 m Council school, 558 pupils School website

Choosing a school, on Parentzone Scotland

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 Shotts?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shotts is Shotts Rail Station, 250 m away in a straight line.

Shotts Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
Hartwood Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
Fauldhouse Rail Station Railway station 4.7 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 Shotts?

Council: North Lanarkshire
Parliamentary constituency: Airdrie and Shotts
Police force area: Scotland
Country: Scotland
MP: Kenneth Stevenson (Labour)

All 217 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 Shotts

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

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Shotts postcodes

217 postcodes in use in Shotts, by district:

ML7 postcode district,217 postcodes

That district is in the ML postcode area.

Check a Shotts postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Shotts

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Harthill, North Lanarkshire5.3 km Fauldhouse5.7 km Newmains6.4 km Blackridge7.4 km Cleland7.7 km Whitburn, West Lothian8.3 km Forth8.9 km Law9.4 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Shotts

What is the postcode for Shotts?: Postcode district ML7, with 217 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Shotts in?: North Lanarkshire. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Shotts?: Kenneth Stevenson (Labour), for Airdrie and Shotts. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Shotts?: Primary schools at its postcodes include St Patrick's Primary School (Shotts), Dykehead Primary School and Stane Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Calderhead High School. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Shotts have a railway station?: Yes: Shotts station, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Shotts?: Ofcom reports on 216 of the 217 postcodes in Shotts. At 191 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 Shotts?: 2 of the 217 postcodes now in use in Shotts 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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