Postcode · South Lanarkshire

G72 9RG area guide

Who lives in G72 9RG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Blantyre South and Wheatlands
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 626 (2024)

G72 9RGSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G72 9RG is like

G72 9RG is a postcode in the Blantyre South and Wheatlands area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 626 people. 75.5% of households own their home, 11.4% rent privately and 9.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 54.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G72 9RG compares

Headline figures for G72 9RG, 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 21 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G72 9RG differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
75.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G72 9RG FAQs

Is G72 9RG 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 G72 9RG 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.

Who lives in G72 9RG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.5% of residents. 75.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (62.4%).

Which council covers G72 9RG?

The local authority for G72 9RG is South Lanarkshire.

G72 9RG comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G72 9RG?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 21 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Blantyre 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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