North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is a town or village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The area has around 62 bus stops, 2 schools, 7 GP surgeries, 5 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 60 restaurants and cafés, with Airdrie railway station 0.6 km away. Covers 40 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, North Lanarkshire is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
5°CCloudy
- Today: 9° / 3° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:31Sunset 16:27
8h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Chapelhall, United Kingdom
Road safety
208 reported road collisions (2025)
88 killed or seriously injured · 267 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
432 food businesses within 2 miles
- 412 passed
- 16 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Airdrie (0.6 km)
- 62 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Airdrie (0.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£161,163 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (3.2 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
28 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: 119B Hallcraig Street (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms5
- Sports pitches47
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds20
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Helping people and families facing homelessness· 4 Nov 2026
- Tenants come together to shape the future of housing· 3 Nov 2026
- Success for team targeting illegal tobacco trade· 29 Oct 2026
- Black History Month event celebrates diversity and looks to the future· 28 Oct 2026
- Coatbridge museum seeks people featured in portrait project· 28 Oct 2026
Source: North Lanarkshire Council
Population
343,930 residents in North Lanarkshire
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in Scotland
13% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 34% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Kenneth Stevenson
Labour
Airdrie and Shotts
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools16
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies5
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens572
- Restaurants & cafés60
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1,185 jobs advertised · £38,865 avg
e.g. Sheet Metal Worker, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Electrician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£775 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,381 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 60% · Nuclear 40%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Airdrie and Shotts:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government300 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth243 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules156 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK122 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately113 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Airdrie railway station (Caledonian Railway) · 0.2 km
Airdrie railway station, also known as Airdrie East railway station, served the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1886 to 1943 on the Airdrie to Newhouse Branch.
- Airdrie Hallcraig Street railway station · 0.2 km
Airdrie Hallcraig Street railway station served the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1844 to 1871 on the Hallcraig Street branch.
Airdrie Town House · 0.4 kmAirdie Town House is a municipal building in Bank Street, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town house, which was the headquarters of Airdrie Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building.
County Buildings, Airdrie · 0.4 kmCounty Buildings was a judicial building on Bank Street in Airdrie in Scotland. The building, which was the venue for hearings of the Airdrie Sheriff Court, was demolished in 1969.
Broomfield Park · 0.4 kmBroomfield Park was a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, home of Airdrieonians from 1892 until it was closed after the 1993–94 football season.It was just 67 yards wide, and was built in a natural hollow.…
Airdrie Observatory · 0.5 kmAirdrie Observatory is a fully operational, historic public astronomical observatory, which is part of the library building in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. There are only four public observatories…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in North Lanarkshire
- Airdrie
- Allanton
- Auchinloch
- Bargeddie
- Bellshill
- Bishopbriggs
- Blackridge
- Calderbank
- Caldercruix
- Chapelhall
- Chryston
- Cleland
- Coatbridge
- Crindledyke
- Croy (North Lanarkshire)
- Dullatur
- Eastfield
- Gartcosh
- Glasgow
- Glenboig
- Glenmavis
- Harthill (West Lothian)
- Holytown
- Kilsyth
- Kirkintilloch
- Moffat Mills
- Moodiesburn
- Morningside
- Motherwell
- Newarthill
- Newmains
- Overtown
- Plains
- Queenzieburn
- Salsburgh
- Shotts
- Stepps
- Uddingston
- Wattston
- Wishaw