G5 8QW

Pollokshields · Glasgow City · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Pollokshields
Local authority: Glasgow City
Constituency: Glasgow South West
Postcode district: G5
Postcode sector: G5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
G5 8QR	12 m
G5 8JH	82 m
G5 8LG	218 m
G5 8PA	218 m
G5 8NB	227 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: G5 8QW
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1973
Terminated: 1 June 1978
Postcode area: G
Postcode district: G5
Postcode sector: G5 8
Latitude: 55.847543
Longitude: -4.268008
British National Grid easting: 258,100
British National Grid northing: 663,920

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Glasgow City · S12000049
Electoral ward: Pollokshields · S13002972
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Glasgow South West · S14000088
Output area: S00159629
Lower layer super output area: Laurieston and Tradeston - 06 · S01017172
Middle layer super output area: Laurieston and Tradeston · S02003186

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Nearby transport

West Street SPT Subway Station

PLT · Tradeston
0.2 miles
West Street SPT Subway Station

MET · Tradeston
0.2 miles
West Street SPT Subway Station

PLT · Tradeston
0.2 miles
Shields Road SPT Subway Station

PLT · Kinning Park
0.3 miles
Shields Road SPT Subway Station

MET · Kinning Park
0.3 miles