Wishaw
Wishaw is covered by postcode districts ML1 and ML2. It is in the North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Wishaw, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 25
- Some can get gigabit: 97
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 518
- Ofcom gives no figure: 6
Of the 646 postcodes in Wishaw that ONS places, 25 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 97 have some that can, 518 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. 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 55.7765, longitude -3.9236. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: 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. How we use them
What is it like to live in Wishaw?
At 518 of the 640 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Wishaw, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Wishaw?
14 of the 646 postcodes now in use in Wishaw 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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Wishaw?
Ofcom reports on 640 of the 646 postcodes in Wishaw. At 518 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, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Wishaw?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Wishaw is Wishaw Rail Station, 550 m away in a straight line.
- Wishaw Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- Shieldmuir Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
- Cleland Rail Station Railway station 3.2 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: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Wishaw?
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (643) and Airdrie and Shotts (3)
- 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?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Wishaw
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
Wishaw postcodes
646 postcodes in use in Wishaw, by district:
Those districts are all in the ML postcode area.
Check a Wishaw 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 Wishaw
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Wishaw
- What is it like to live in Wishaw?
- At 518 of the 640 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Wishaw, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Wishaw?
- Wishaw is covered by postcode districts ML1 and ML2, across 646 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Wishaw in?
- Wishaw is in the North Lanarkshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Wishaw have a railway station?
- Yes: Wishaw is 550 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Wishaw, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Wishaw?
- Ofcom reports on 640 of the 646 postcodes in Wishaw. At 518 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Wishaw?
- 14 of the 646 postcodes now in use in Wishaw came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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