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Glasgow

Glasgow is a city in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of around 626,410. It offers around 6 restaurants and cafés, 3 supermarkets, and 4 pharmacies, served by 32 bus stops and Robroyston railway station 1.8 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 East Dunbartonshire area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
East Dunbartonshire
County
Dunbartonshire
Constituency
East Dunbartonshire
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°CClear

  • Today: 9° / 4° · 34% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:32Sunset 16:28

8h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Bishopbriggs, 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

300 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 198 passed
  • 26 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Robroyston (1.8 km)
  • 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Robroyston (1.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£273,891 average▲ 4.3% YoY

Across East Dunbartonshire · to 2026-08

Detached£536,703
Semi-detached£308,878
Terraced£227,042
Flat£157,717

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (9.7 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

147 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 32 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Beech Road Hub, Bishopsbriggs (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds28

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

Susan Murray

Liberal Democrat

Mid Dunbartonshire

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools9
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

5,261 jobs advertised · £44,713 avg

e.g. Customer Service Representative - UKVI Domestic, AI Engineer Placement Programme – No Experience Needed, Operations Manager

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

Wind 56% · Nuclear 44%

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 Mid Dunbartonshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Wallace's Well · 0.8 km

    Wallace's Well or Auchinleck Well is a historic well which in present times is a monument and tourist attraction, located on Langmuirhead Road near Robroyston in the Glasgow City council area, Scotland. William Wallac…

  • Robroyston · 0.9 km

    Robroyston is a sprawling suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, located around three miles northeast of the city centre.

  • Bishopbriggs Academy · 1.1 km

    Bishopbriggs Academy is a secondary school in the town of Bishopbriggs, Scotland, in the district of East Dunbartonshire. Bishopbriggs Academy is a non-denominational, co-educational, comprehensive school taking pupil…

  • Balornock · 1.3 km

    Balornock is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated outside the city centre, north of the River Clyde, it forms part of the larger area of Springburn.

  • Auchinairn · 1.4 km

    Auchinairn is a suburb within East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and shares its southern boundary with the Robroyston and Balornock districts within the Glasgow City council area.

  • Cadder Yard · 1.6 km

    Cadder Yard is the railway yard situated between Bishopbriggs and Lenzie on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (E&G). Cadder is a district of the town of Bishopbriggs.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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