Glasgow City

Glasgow City is a city in City of Glasgow, Scotland, with a population of around 635,000. It has 3 schools, 6 GP surgeries, 13 pharmacies, 10 supermarkets, 1 park, and around 542 restaurants and cafés, along with 147 bus stops and Glasgow Central railway station 0.3 km away. Covers 12 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Glasgow City is among the most deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

11°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 15° / 11° · 91% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:45

13h 4m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

65US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glasgow Kerbside, United Kingdom

Road safety

622 reported road collisions (2024)

219 killed or seriously injured · 805 casualties · 9.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

334 passed
28 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Glasgow Central (0.3 km)
147 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Glasgow Central (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Morrisons (9.8 km)
Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.9 km)

44 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

29 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 350 kW
Nearest: Alexander Bain House (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres9
Gyms16
Swimming pools2
Sports pitches29
Playgrounds26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

654,330 residents in Glasgow City

Under 16: 15%
16–64: 71%
65+: 14%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in Scotland

30% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 45% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Martin Rhodes

Labour

Glasgow North

Recent votes:

NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
NoClosure motion
NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools16
GPs & clinics12
Pharmacies13
Supermarkets13
Parks & greens728
Restaurants & cafés565

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

25,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5,877 jobs advertised · £45,942 avg

e.g. Loss Adjuster, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£746 median full-time weekly pay

4.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,974 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 83% · Nuclear 17%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.2
Feeling worthwhile7.4
Happiness yesterday7.1
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Glasgow North:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership498 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s235 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office172 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Make performing a Nazi salute a criminal offence in the UK134 local signatures · 7,411 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test131 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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Broomielaw · 0.2 km
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Tradeston Bridge · 0.3 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)