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Milngavie

Milngavie is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of around 12,840. It has around 3 pharmacies and 19 restaurants and cafés, with 37 bus stops and Milngavie railway station 0.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Milngavie 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

7°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 4° · 18% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 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

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Milngavie , 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

144 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 131 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Milngavie (0.7 km)
  • 37 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Milngavie (0.7 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: 168.9p · Asda (10.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (10.4 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

57 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Mugdock Road (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres5
  • Gyms6
  • Sports pitches35
  • Golf courses3
  • Playgrounds16

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

  • Schools8
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens17
  • Restaurants & cafés24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

30 jobs advertised · £33,109 avg

e.g. Event Assistant, School Crossing Patroller - Milngavie Primary - EAD09976, Part-time Events Assistant

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 55% · Wind 45%

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

  • Bearsden and Milngavie · 0.4 km

    Bearsden and Milngavie was, from 1975 to 1996, one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, covering an area north of the City of Glasgow.

  • Milngavie railway station · 0.7 km

    Milngavie railway station serves the town of Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, near Glasgow in Scotland. The station is sited 9 miles 35 chains (15.2 km) from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Maryhill. The station is…

  • Milngavie · 0.8 km

    Milngavie is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and a suburb of Glasgow. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about ten kilometres from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours…

  • St Paul's Church (Milngavie) · 1.0 km

    St Paul's Church, often styled as St Paul's Milngavie, is a parish church of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire, near Glasgow.

  • West of Scotland F.C. · 1.0 km

    West of Scotland Football Club is a rugby union club based in Milngavie, Scotland. Founded in 1865, West of Scotland are one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world, and one of the founding members of the Scottish Rugb…

  • Bennie Railplane · 1.1 km

    The Bennie Railplane was a form of rail transport invented by George Bennie (1891–1957), which moved along an overhead rail by way of propellers.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Milngavie?
Milngavie is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the East Dunbartonshire local authority.
What is the population of Milngavie?
Milngavie has an approximate settlement population of 12,840.
How deprived is Milngavie?
The East Dunbartonshire local authority, which includes Milngavie, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.