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
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
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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Archdiocese of Glasgow (historic) · 0.1 kmThe 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 kmThe Pavilion Theatre is a theatre in Glasgow located on Renfield Street.
Theatre Royal, Glasgow · 0.1 kmThe 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 kmOmniplex 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)
Nearby towns
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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.