East Kilbride
Place in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.762, -4.191 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 62 54 |
| Population: | 74,740 |
| Dialling code: | 01355 |
East Kilbride is a large post‑war new town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, sitting roughly eight miles south‑east of Glasgow. Designated as Scotland’s first New Town in 1947, it grew from a small rural settlement into a planned town with a defined town centre, neighbourhoods and a surrounding greenbelt that includes Calderglen Country Park.
Today East Kilbride functions as a regional economic hub with sizeable industrial estates and business parks supporting manufacturing, technology and service firms, while local life is marked by shopping and leisure amenities, community arts and sport - it’s home to East Kilbride FC - and the older historic core known as The Village remains a popular social and cultural focal point.
Postcode districts covering East Kilbride
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 6.9 miles
- Paisley 10.9 miles
- Hamilton 5.4 miles
- Cumbernauld 15 miles
- Kilmarnock 16.1 miles
- Coatbridge 9.1 miles
- Airdrie 11.3 miles
- Falkirk 22.8 miles
- Irvine 20.6 miles
- Motherwell 8.2 miles
- Rutherglen 4.1 miles
- Wishaw 10.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- East Kilbride Central South Ward 0.4 miles
- East Kilbride Central North Ward 0.5 miles
- East Kilbride South Ward 1.3 miles
- East Kilbride West Ward 1.6 miles
- East Kilbride East Ward 1.8 miles
- Thorntonhall Place 2 miles
- Carmunnock Place 2.6 miles
- Busby Place 3.1 miles
- Waterfoot Place 3.5 miles
- Linn Ward 3.5 miles
- Rutherglen South Ward 3.5 miles
- Eaglesham Place 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in East Kilbride
G75 8WB, G75 9GF, G74 2DS, G74 2BQ, G74 1AW, G75 8XT, G74 3YA, G74 3LD, G74 5PF … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 12.1 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 23.3 miles
- East Kilbride Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Hairmyres Station 1.1 miles
Hotels in East Kilbride Ad
- Holiday Inn Glasgow - East Kilbride 4
- Ramada by Wyndham East Kilbride 3
- The Torrance Hotel 4
- Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Peel Pk 3
- Macdonald Crutherland House 4
- Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Central 3
- Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Nerston 3
Schools in East Kilbride
- Blacklaw Primary School Primary
- Calderglen High School Secondary
- Canberra Primary School Primary
- Castlefield Primary School Primary
- Crosshouse Primary School Primary
- Duncanrig Secondary School Secondary
- East Milton Primary School Primary
- Greenburn School Special
- Greenhills Primary School Primary
- Halfmerke Primary School Primary
- Heathery Knowe Primary School Primary
- Hunter Primary School Primary
- Kirktonholme Primary School Primary
- Maxwellton Primary School Primary
- Mossneuk Primary School Primary
- Mount Cameron Primary School Primary
- Mount Cameron Primary School Gaelic Unit Primary
- Murray Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Hampden Park Stadium 5 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 5.4 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 6.1 miles
- People's Palace Museum 6.5 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 6.6 miles
- Scotland Street School Museum Museum 6.9 miles
- Silverburn Shopping centre 7.2 miles
- The Ferry Theatre 7.2 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 7.4 miles
- Muirburn Estate 7.5 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 7.6 miles