Postcode · North Lanarkshire

G68 0EP area guide

Who lives in G68 0EP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Village and Castlecary
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 543 (2024)

G68 0EPNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G68 0EP is like

G68 0EP is a postcode in the Village and Castlecary area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 543 people. 91.9% of households own their home, 4.9% rent privately and 4.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G68 0EP compares

Headline figures for G68 0EP, 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

59per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in North Lanarkshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

14 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G68 0EP differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 4.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
91.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G68 0EP FAQs

Is G68 0EP 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 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is G68 0EP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. North Lanarkshire recorded 59 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in G68 0EP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.6% of residents. 91.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (57.4%).

Which council covers G68 0EP?

The local authority for G68 0EP is North Lanarkshire.

G68 0EP comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G68 0EP?

Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.8 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Cumbernauld Rail Station, 1.9 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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