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 miles11.2 km
- Paisley 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Hamilton 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Cumbernauld 15 miles24.2 km
- Kilmarnock 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Coatbridge 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Airdrie 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Falkirk 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Irvine 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Motherwell 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Rutherglen 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Wishaw 10.4 miles16.7 km
Neighbouring places
- East Kilbride Central South Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- East Kilbride Central North Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- East Kilbride South Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- East Kilbride West Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- East Kilbride East Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Thorntonhall Place 2 miles3.3 km
- Carmunnock Place 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Busby Place 3.1 miles5 km
- Waterfoot Place 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Linn Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Rutherglen South Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Eaglesham Place 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in East Kilbride
G74 4BH, G75 0HJ, G75 9AQ, G75 8DN, G74 4LU, G74 1EU, G75 8JJ, G74 3LB, G75 9PW … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 23.3 miles37.4 km
- East Kilbride Railway Station 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Hairmyres Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels in East Kilbride Ad
- The Torrance Hotel 4
- Ramada by Wyndham East Kilbride 4
- Holiday Inn Glasgow - East Kilbride 4
- Macdonald Crutherland House 4
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 miles8.1 km
- New Douglas Park Stadium 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Celtic Park Stadium 6.1 miles9.8 km
- People's Palace Museum 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Scotland Street School Museum Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Silverburn Shopping centre 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Ferry Theatre 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 7.4 miles12 km
- Muirburn Estate 7.5 miles12 km
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 7.6 miles12.2 km