Postcode · South Lanarkshire

G74 2AE area guide

Who lives in G74 2AE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: St Leonards North
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 385 (2024)

G74 2AESouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G74 2AE is like

G74 2AE is a postcode in the St Leonards 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 385 people. 72.1% of households own their home, 13.9% rent privately and 10.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G74 2AE compares

Headline figures for G74 2AE, 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

50per 1,000

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

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G74 2AE differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
26.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
72.1% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G74 2AE FAQs

Is G74 2AE 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is G74 2AE 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 G74 2AE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.7% of residents. 72.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (63.7%).

Which council covers G74 2AE?

The local authority for G74 2AE is South Lanarkshire.

G74 2AE comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G74 2AE?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 27 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is East Kilbride Rail Station, 1 mile 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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