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G53 7DG area guide

Who lives in G53 7DG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Pollok South and West
Council: Glasgow City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 757 (2024)

G53 7DGGlasgow City

At a glance

What G53 7DG is like

G53 7DG is a postcode in the Pollok South and West area of Glasgow City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 757 people. 88.4% of households own their home, 7.6% rent privately and 4.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 64.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G53 7DG compares

Headline figures for G53 7DG, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

85per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Glasgow City a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 20 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

9 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G53 7DG differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 7.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
88.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G53 7DG FAQs

Is G53 7DG a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is G53 7DG safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Glasgow City recorded 85 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in G53 7DG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.1% of residents. 88.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (40.1%).

Which council covers G53 7DG?

The local authority for G53 7DG is Glasgow City.

G53 7DG comes under Glasgow City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G53 7DG?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 20 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Nitshill Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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