Where is Spittal (South Lanarkshire)?

Spittal (South Lanarkshire) is a town in City of Glasgow, Scotland, in the Glasgow City local authority.

How deprived is Spittal (South Lanarkshire)?

The Glasgow City local authority, which includes Spittal (South Lanarkshire), is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Spittal (South Lanarkshire)

Spittal is a town or village in the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It has around 18 restaurants and cafés, 4 pharmacies, 1 park or green space, and 79 bus stops, with Croftfoot railway station 0.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Spittal (South Lanarkshire) 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

5°CCloudy

Today: 9° / 4° · 18% rain
Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:31

9h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

32US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Rutherglen, 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

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

322 passed
38 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Croftfoot (0.2 km)
79 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Croftfoot (0.3 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

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

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (7.2 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

32 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 350 kW
Nearest: Croftfoot Service Station (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres10
Sports pitches45
Golf courses1
Playgrounds25

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

Schools17
GPs & clinics2
Pharmacies4
Supermarkets2
Parks & greens31
Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

26,595 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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 54% · Nuclear 46%

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 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

Croftfoot railway station · 0.2 km
Croftfoot railway station is a railway station in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, which lies close to the Glasgow City council area / South Lanarkshire boundary serving the Croftfoot area of the City of Glasgow and the S…
Croftfoot · 0.5 km
Croftfoot is a residential area on the southeastern side of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is bordered by Castlemilk to the south and King's Park to the west within Glasgow, and by the Rutherglen areas of Spittal to…
Castlemilk House · 1.0 km
Castlemilk House was a country house located in what is now the Castlemilk district of Glasgow, Scotland. The house was the ancestral home of the Stirling-Stuart family and was built around the 15th-century Cassiltoun…
King's Park, Glasgow · 1.0 km
King's Park is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde and borders the Glasgow areas of Croftfoot, Cathcart, Simshill, Mount Florida and Toryglen and the neighbourhood of B…
Overtoun Park · 1.0 km
Overtoun Park is a public park in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
King's Park Secondary School · 1.2 km
King's Park Secondary School, on Fetlar Drive, in the King's Park area of south Glasgow, is a Scottish non-denominational state school. It was established in 1962.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Spittal (South Lanarkshire)?: Spittal (South Lanarkshire) is a town in City of Glasgow, Scotland, in the Glasgow City local authority.
How deprived is Spittal (South Lanarkshire)?: The Glasgow City local authority, which includes Spittal (South Lanarkshire), is among the most deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.