Airdrie South
Ward in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.851, -3.954 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 77 63 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 (Coatbridge) |
Airdrie South sits in the southern part of the town of Airdrie within North Lanarkshire, Scotland, occupying a mix of dense residential streets, pockets of post‑industrial land and green edges that roll towards the surrounding countryside. It benefits from reasonably direct transport links into Glasgow and nearby employment centres such as Motherwell, so many people commute while local life centres on small shops, community halls and parks.
The area carries the familiar Monklands legacy of nineteenth‑century mining and heavy industry, which shapes much of its built form and community identity; in recent years there have been steady regeneration efforts and new housing alongside established council estates. Socially it’s a neighbourhood with a strong local community spirit, visible in active voluntary groups and events that maintain a distinctly local character despite wider economic change.
Postcode districts covering Airdrie South
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 11.4 miles
- Paisley 18.4 miles
- East Kilbride 11.1 miles
- Livingston 16.4 miles
- Hamilton 6.8 miles
- Cumbernauld 7.1 miles
- Dunfermline 24.7 miles
- Coatbridge 3.2 miles
- Stirling 18.6 miles
- Airdrie 1.2 miles
- Falkirk 12.2 miles
- Motherwell 4.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chapelhall Place 0.5 miles
- Calderbank Place 0.8 miles
- Airdrie Place 1.2 miles
- Airdrie Central Ward 1.6 miles
- Holytown Place 1.8 miles
- Mossend and Holytown Ward 2.1 miles
- Newarthill Place 2.3 miles
- Plains Place 2.3 miles
- Coatbridge South Ward 2.6 miles
- Glenmavis Place 2.9 miles
- New Stevenston Place 2.9 miles
- Motherwell North Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Airdrie South
ML6 8SX, ML6 9RQ, ML6 8DD, ML6 8SW, ML6 9QZ, ML6 8DN, ML6 9XA, ML6 8RJ, ML6 9QT … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 18.6 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 23.5 miles
- Drumgelloch Railway Station 1 mile
- Airdrie Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Airdrie South Ad
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 1.6 miles
- Premier Inn Glasgow - Motherwell 3 1.7 miles
- The Raven’s Cliff Lodge by Marston's Inns 4 4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 6 miles
- Bentley Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 5.8 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 3.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 5.1 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 4.7 miles
Schools in Airdrie South
- Calderbank Primary School Primary
- Caldervale High School Secondary
- Chapelhall Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Primary School Primary
- Hilltop Primary School Primary
- St Aloysius' Primary School Primary
- St Dominic's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 0.7 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 2.3 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 3.9 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 5 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 6.3 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 9.8 miles
- Muirburn Estate 10.9 miles
- People's Palace Museum 11 miles
- Kilsyth Hills Mountains 11.4 miles
- The Lee Estate 11.5 miles