Coatbridge South
Ward in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.85, -4.022 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 73 63 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 (Coatbridge) |
Coatbridge South is the southern portion of the town of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, made up largely of post‑war and Victorian residential neighbourhoods with pockets of former heavy industry. The area sits close to the green expanse of Drumpellier Country Park and is crossed by the historic Monkland Canal, while good road and rail links provide easy access to Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Locally the ward carries the strong industrial heritage of Coatbridge - once a centre for ironworks and coal - remembered in institutions such as the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life and visible in ongoing regeneration of former industrial sites. Socially it remains a predominantly working‑class community with active local groups, small‑scale retail and public services, and a mix of challenges and civic pride as regeneration continues.
Postcode districts covering Coatbridge South
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 8.7 miles
- Paisley 15.7 miles
- East Kilbride 9 miles
- Livingston 19 miles
- Hamilton 5.6 miles
- Cumbernauld 7 miles
- Coatbridge 0.8 miles
- Stirling 18.9 miles
- Airdrie 2.3 miles
- Falkirk 13.8 miles
- Motherwell 4.3 miles
- Rutherglen 7.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coatbridge Place 0.8 miles
- Coatbridge West Ward 1.3 miles
- Coatbridge North Ward 1.4 miles
- Airdrie Central Ward 1.8 miles
- Bargeddie Place 1.9 miles
- Viewpark Place 2 miles
- Calderbank Place 2.1 miles
- Bellshill Place 2.1 miles
- Airdrie Place 2.3 miles
- Thorniewood Ward 2.5 miles
- Mossend and Holytown Ward 2.6 miles
- Airdrie South Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Coatbridge South
ML5 1AW, ML5 5BJ, ML5 4BA, ML5 1DJ, ML5 5DP, ML5 4FD, ML5 5DT, ML5 4UN, ML5 3AG … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 16 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 26.1 miles
- Whifflet Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Coatbridge Central Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Coatbridge South Ad
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 1.8 miles
- Mondo Hotel 4 0.7 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 1.4 miles
- Crossbasket Castle 5 6.1 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 4.4 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 5.1 miles
- The Parkville Hotel 4.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 3.5 miles
Schools in Coatbridge South
- Kirkshaws Primary School Primary
- Riverbank Primary School Primary
- Shawhead Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's High School Secondary
- St Augustine's Primary School Primary
- St Bernard's Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge) Primary
- St Stephen's Primary School Primary
- St Timothy's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cliftonhill Stadium 0.8 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 1.6 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 2.5 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 4.9 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 5.1 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 6.5 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 7.1 miles
- People's Palace Museum 8.4 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 8.9 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 8.9 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 9 miles