G42 8AU
a large user postcode in Govanhill, Glasgow
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.8327 / 55°49'57"N
Longitude: -4.2525 / 4°15'8"W
OS Eastings: 259020
OS Northings: 662234
OS Grid: NS590622
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 0MX.1W
Mapcode Global: WH3P8.NN6G
Plus Code: 9C7QRPMX+32
Maidenhead Locator System: IO75ut99
What Three Birds: kittiwake.goldfinch.shrike
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Dixon Road, Glasgow G42 8AU
Summary
G42 8AU is a large user postcode in Govanhill, Glasgow. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Holyrood Secondary School, 100 Dixon Road, Glasgow G42 8AU.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
G42 8AU is in the Glasgow travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Glasgow City Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
G42 8AU is approximately 20m (66ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing G42 8AU
2c2: Cosmopolitans - Comfortable Cosmopolitans - Migrant Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for G42 8AU
Scotland 1: a major city
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near G42 8AU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
G42 8AU at other websites
- Crime near G42 8AU at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for G42 8AU at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at G42 8AU at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near G42 8AU at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near G42 8AU at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near G42 8AU at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to G42 8AU at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near G42 8AU at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near G42 8AU at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near G42 8AU at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of G42 8AU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Glasgow City Council
Ward
Southside Central
Councillors
Alexander Belic (SNP)
Elaine Gallagher (Green)
James Scanlon (Labour)
Soryia Siddique (Labour)
Scottish Parliament
Region
Glasgow
Regional MSPs
Patrick Harvie (Green)
James Kelly (Labour)
Johann Lamont (Labour)
Pauline McNeill (Labour)
Anas Sarwar (Labour)
Adam Tomkins (Conservative)
Annie Wells (Conservative)
Scottish Parliament constituency
Glasgow Southside
MSP
Nicola Sturgeon (SNP)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Glasgow South
MP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for G42 8AU.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near G42 8AU.
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