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G71 8PP area guide

Who lives in G71 8PP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Bothwell North
Council
South Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
847 (2024)
At a glance

What G71 8PP is like

G71 8PP is a postcode in the Bothwell North area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 847 people. 66% of households own their home, 11% rent privately and 21% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 56.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G71 8PP compares

Headline figures for G71 8PP, 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
50per 1,000

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

TransportMore
3.7/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
4

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

Questions

G71 8PP FAQs

01
Is G71 8PP 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 3.7 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is G71 8PP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Lanarkshire recorded 50 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in G71 8PP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.8% of residents. 66% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (54.7%).
04
Which council covers G71 8PP?

The local authority for G71 8PP is South Lanarkshire.

G71 8PP comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is G71 8PP?

Connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.7 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Blantyre 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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