G5 8RJ

Govan · Glasgow City · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
G41 1HE	33 m
G5 8RE	42 m
G41 1HP	59 m
G41 1HL	64 m
G51 1LF	93 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: G5 8RJ
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: G
Postcode district: G5
Postcode sector: G5 8
Latitude: 55.853522
Longitude: -4.278071
British National Grid easting: 257,492
British National Grid northing: 664,606

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Glasgow City · S12000049
Electoral ward: Govan · S13002971
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Glasgow South West · S14000088
Output area: S00159606
Lower layer super output area: Laurieston and Tradeston - 01 · S01017167
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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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Kinning Park SPT Subway Station

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Kinning Park SPT Subway Station

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