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Glasgow

Glasgow is a city in City of Glasgow, Scotland, with a population of around 626,410. It features around 325 restaurants and cafés, 7 supermarkets, 12 pharmacies, 6 schools, and 2 GP surgeries, served by 132 bus stops and Glasgow Queen Street railway station 1.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Glasgow 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 North East
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

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 17° / 11° · 88% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · 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

27US AQI · Good

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

  • 338 passed
  • 38 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cowcaddens (0.4 km)
  • 200 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Glasgow Queen Street (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (9.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (6.1 km)

44 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Cambridge Street Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres12
  • Gyms15
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches41
  • Playgrounds28

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

  • Schools17
  • GPs & clinics6
  • Pharmacies11
  • Supermarkets17
  • Parks & greens324
  • Restaurants & cafés537

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

25,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5,974 jobs advertised · £46,668 avg

e.g. Customer Service Representative, Welder, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time

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 80% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 2%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Archdiocese of Glasgow (historic) · 0.1 km

    The Archdiocese of Glasgow was one of the thirteen dioceses of the Scottish Christian church. It was the second largest diocese in the Kingdom of Scotland, including Clydesdale, Teviotdale, parts of Tweeddale, Liddesd…

  • Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow · 0.1 km

    The Pavilion Theatre is a theatre in Glasgow located on Renfield Street.

  • Theatre Royal, Glasgow · 0.1 km

    The Theatre Royal is the oldest theatre in Glasgow and the longest running in Scotland. Located at 282 Hope Street, at the Cowcaddens area, its front door was originally round the corner in Cowcaddens Street. It curre…

  • The Apollo, Glasgow · 0.1 km

    The Apollo was a music venue at 126 Renfield Street in Glasgow city centre, Scotland. The Apollo operated from 5 September 1973 until closure on 16 June 1985 and was Glasgow's leading music venue during this period. T…

  • Omniplex Glasgow · 0.2 km

    Omniplex Glasgow is a cinema on Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Scotland, located in the north-east of the city centre. The cinema, which was first operated by UGC, then by Cineworld and currently by Omniplex Cinemas, opened…

  • Royalty Theatre, Glasgow · 0.2 km

    The Royalty Theatre, Glasgow was a theatre in Glasgow at the corner of Sauchiehall Street and Renfield Street. It was built in 1879 as part of a development by the Central Halls Company chaired by David Rattray, an…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Glasgow?
Glasgow is a town in City of Glasgow, Scotland, in the Glasgow City local authority.
What is the population of Glasgow?
Glasgow has an approximate settlement population of 626,410.
How deprived is Glasgow?
The Glasgow City local authority, which includes Glasgow, is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.