ML8 5GW maps, stats, and open data
ML8 5GW is located in the Clydesdale West electoral ward, within the council area of South Lanarkshire and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Lanark and Hamilton East. The Community Health Partnership is South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since September 2018.
ML8 5GW maps


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ML8 5GW geodata
| Easting | 284842 |
| Northing | 647978 |
| Latitude | 55.711510 |
| Longitude | -3.834419 |
Where is ML8 5GW?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | ML8 |
Politics
| Ward | Clydesdale West |
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| Constituency | Lanark And Hamilton East |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to ML8 5GW
| Loanfoot Gardens (A73) | Braidwood | 199m |
| Beanshields Road (A73) | Braidwood | 220m |
| Loch Avenue (Braidwood Road) | Braidwood | 329m |
| Braidwood Road (Lanark Road) | Braidwood | 332m |
| Auchenglen Road (Lanark Road) | Braidwood | 385m |
Nearest railway stations to ML8 5GW
| Carluke Station | 2.4km |
| Lanark Station | 5.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ML8 5GW (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in ML8 5GW (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
Deprivation
48.2% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than
ML8 5GW:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to ML8 5GW (metres)
Nellfield SS
Nellfield Filling Station
190m
Braidwood Village Hall
The Flower Fairies Garden Centre
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Nearest post box to ML8 5GW
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Castlehill Industrial Estate | 17:00 | 11:15 | 345m |
| Cartland | 10:30 | 11:00 | 2,645m |
| Nemphlar | 09:30 | 09:30 | 3,230m |
ML8 5GW ITL and ML8 5GW LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ML8 5GW:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLM9 | Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLM95 | South Lanarkshire |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| S30000025 | South Lanarkshire |
ML8 5GW census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ML8 5GW:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | S00132281 | |
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| LSOA | S01012616 | Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields - 02 |
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| MSOA | S02002363 | Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields |
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