Postcode · North Lanarkshire

G69 8FB area guide

Who lives in G69 8FB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Gartcosh
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 776 (2024)

G69 8FBNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G69 8FB is like

G69 8FB is a postcode in the Gartcosh area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 776 people. 76.9% of households own their home, 8.9% rent privately and 11.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 62.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G69 8FB compares

Headline figures for G69 8FB, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

4.3/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 14 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G69 8FB differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 8.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G69 8FB FAQs

Is G69 8FB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10 (good).

Is G69 8FB 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 G69 8FB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 9% of residents. 76.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (41.5%).

Which council covers G69 8FB?

The local authority for G69 8FB is North Lanarkshire.

G69 8FB comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G69 8FB?

Connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10.

There are 14 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.3 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Gartcosh Rail Station, 0.2 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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