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G74 4FS area guide

Who lives in G74 4FS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Nerston
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 4,185 (2024)

G74 4FSSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G74 4FS is like

G74 4FS is a postcode in the Nerston area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 4,185 people. 89% of households own their home, 1.2% rent privately and 2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 87.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G74 4FS compares

Headline figures for G74 4FS, 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

4.8/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 17 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 G74 4FS differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
31.5% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 1.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
89% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G74 4FS FAQs

Is G74 4FS 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 4.8 out of 10 (good).

Is G74 4FS 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 4FS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 14.7% of residents. 89% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (58.7%).

Which council covers G74 4FS?

The local authority for G74 4FS is South Lanarkshire.

G74 4FS comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G74 4FS?

Connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10.

There are 17 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.8 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is East Kilbride 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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