Carmunnock is a town in City of Glasgow, Scotland, in the Glasgow City local authority.

What is the population of Carmunnock?

Carmunnock has an approximate settlement population of 1,250.

How deprived is Carmunnock?

The Glasgow City local authority, which includes Carmunnock, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Carmunnock

Carmunnock is a village in the City of Glasgow, Scotland, with a population of around 1,250. There are seven bus stops, one park or green, and two restaurants or cafés, with the nearest railway station being Busby, 1.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carmunnock area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council: Glasgow City
County: City of Glasgow
Constituency: Glasgow South
Police force: Scotland

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

13°COvercast

Today: 13° / 9° · 25% rain
Tomorrow: 13° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:42

9h 23m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glasgow High Street, United Kingdom

Road safety

600 reported road collisions (2025)

237 killed or seriously injured · 738 casualties · 9.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

293 food businesses within 2 miles

214 passed
13 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Busby (1.9 km)
7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Busby (1.9 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

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

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 170.7p · Asda (4.6 km)
Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (4.6 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

113 charging locations within ~8 km

28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 350 kW
Nearest: Glasgow Club Castlemilk Pool (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches7
Golf courses1
Playgrounds9

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

Gordon McKee

Labour

Glasgow South

Recent votes:

AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

Schools4
Parks & greens8
Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

26,595 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

33 jobs advertised · £22,089 avg

e.g. Collections Driver Glasgow, Excavation Engineer, Freelance Driver

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 74% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 3% · Imports 0%

2 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 South:

Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government175 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks168 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after121 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements117 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
Make performing a Nazi salute a criminal offence in the UK115 local signatures · 7,914 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

Carmunnock · 0.1 km
Carmunnock is a conservation village situated within the Glasgow City council area, lying within three miles of East Kilbride and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire and Busby in East Renfrewshire. The nearest other distr…
Castlemilk High School · 1.5 km
Castlemilk High School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland. It was established in 1990 from a merger of the district's two existing nondenominational high school…
Castlemilk · 1.6 km
Castlemilk is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies to the south of the city, adjacent to Rutherglen, Croftfoot, Simshill and the separate village of Carmunnock.
St Margaret Mary's Secondary School · 1.6 km
St Margaret Mary's Secondary School is a co-educational, Roman Catholic, comprehensive secondary school located in Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland.
Bogany Flats · 1.6 km
Bogany Flats was a multi-storey block of flats in Castlemilk, Glasgow. The flats were built in 1966 by George Wimpey Ltd, the last of the nine tower blocks Wimpey built throughout the city in the sixties. The building…
Philipshill · 1.7 km
Philipshill is an area of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, roughly two miles (3.2 km) west of the East Kilbride Shopping Centre on the A726.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Carmunnock?: Carmunnock is a town in City of Glasgow, Scotland, in the Glasgow City local authority.
What is the population of Carmunnock?: Carmunnock has an approximate settlement population of 1,250.
How deprived is Carmunnock?: The Glasgow City local authority, which includes Carmunnock, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.