Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of around 50,530. It has 65 bus stops and Croy railway station 2.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cumbernauld area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Dunbartonshire area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- East Dunbartonshire
- County
- Dunbartonshire
- Constituency
- Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
4°CClear
- Today: 9° / 2° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:33
9h 9m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
31US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Falkirk Haggs, United Kingdom
Road safety
40 reported road collisions (2025)
18 killed or seriously injured · 60 casualties · 3.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
238 food businesses within 2 miles
- 223 passed
- 8 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cumbernauld (0.8 km)
- 37 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cumbernauld (0.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£273,891 average▲ 4.3% YoY
Across East Dunbartonshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 170.9p · ESSO (8.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (9.7 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Bron Way Car Park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches36
- Playgrounds18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
109,550 residents in East Dunbartonshire
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in Scotland
2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 4% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Katrina Murray
Labour
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
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
- Schools11
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,285 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
190 jobs advertised · £37,627 avg
e.g. HGV Technician, Assistant Manager, Graduate Electrical Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£909 median full-time weekly pay
1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,675 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 58% · Wind 42%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government269 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth247 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Make admissions to children's indoor play centres zero-rated for VAT113 local signatures · 5,880 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately108 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK106 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
The Centre Cumbernauld · 0.0 kmThe Centre Cumbernauld is the commercial centre of the new town of Cumbernauld, Scotland. It was designed in the 1950s—as what became known as a megastructure—to be a town centre consisting of "one huge multi-storey b…
Antonine Centre · 0.1 kmThe Antonine Centre is a shopping centre in the Scottish New Town of Cumbernauld. The centre has 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2) of retail space including a 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) Tesco Extra and a 43,000 sq ft (4,000 m2)…
Cumbernauld · 0.3 kmCumbernauld is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies within the historic county of Dunbartonshire. It is the tenth most-populous locality in Scotland and the most populated town in North Lanarkshire, position…
Seafar · 0.4 kmSeafar is an area of the town of Cumbernauld. The original Seafar sand pit and farm were in the middle of what is now the A8011. Early in the new town's history Seafar was more distinct from Ravenswood and Muirhead th…
Carbrain · 0.5 kmCarbrain /kar 'bren/ is a neighbourhood in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It gets a brief mention on William Roy's eighteenth century map of the Scottish Lowlands. In the nineteenth century it was no more…
- Our Lady's High School, Cumbernauld · 0.8 km
Our Lady's High School is a six-year Roman Catholic co-educational comprehensive school which opened in Ravenswood in 1968. It caters for pupils living in Cumbernauld, Muirhead, Cardowan and Stepps and in addition to…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cumbernauld?
- Cumbernauld is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the East Dunbartonshire local authority.
- What is the population of Cumbernauld?
- Cumbernauld has an approximate settlement population of 50,530.
- How deprived is Cumbernauld?
- The East Dunbartonshire local authority, which includes Cumbernauld, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.