Postcode · South Lanarkshire

G71 6PN area guide

Who lives in G71 6PN, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Viewpark
Council: North Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 780 (2024)

G71 6PNSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G71 6PN is like

G71 6PN is a postcode in the Viewpark area of North Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 780 people. 69.2% of households own their home, 4.6% rent privately and 26.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 61.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G71 6PN compares

Headline figures for G71 6PN, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G71 6PN differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 4.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

G71 6PN FAQs

Is G71 6PN a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 G71 6PN 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 G71 6PN?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.9% of residents. 69.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (63.1%).

Which council covers G71 6PN?

The local authority for G71 6PN is North Lanarkshire.

G71 6PN comes under North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G71 6PN?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Uddingston Rail Station, 0.9 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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