Postcode · South Lanarkshire

G74 4QL area guide

Who lives in G74 4QL, 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 4QLSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G74 4QL is like

G74 4QL 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. 50% of households own their home, 5.5% rent privately and 43.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 57% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G74 4QL compares

Headline figures for G74 4QL, 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

3.5/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 9 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 G74 4QL differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
43.4% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

G74 4QL FAQs

Is G74 4QL 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 3.5 out of 10 (limited).

Is G74 4QL 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 4QL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 8.5% of residents. 50% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (32.9%).

Which council covers G74 4QL?

The local authority for G74 4QL is South Lanarkshire.

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

How well connected is G74 4QL?

Connectivity scores 3.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.5 out of 10 (limited). 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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