Postcode · South Lanarkshire

G75 8JA area guide

Who lives in G75 8JA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Westwood East
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 884 (2024)

G75 8JASouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What G75 8JA is like

G75 8JA is a postcode in the Westwood East area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 884 people. 72.1% of households own their home, 13.8% rent privately and 15.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 62.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How G75 8JA compares

Headline figures for G75 8JA, 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

7.0/ 10

Very good: 2 stations within a mile, 40 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where G75 8JA differs most from the national average.

01
Well connectedPositive
2 stations within a mile and 40 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
72.1% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

G75 8JA FAQs

Is G75 8JA 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 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is G75 8JA 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 G75 8JA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.3% of residents. 72.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (39.2%).

Which council covers G75 8JA?

The local authority for G75 8JA is South Lanarkshire.

G75 8JA comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is G75 8JA?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 40 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Hairmyres Rail Station, 0.7 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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