Torrance

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• Today: 10° / 2° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:32

9h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Bishopbriggs, United Kingdom

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)

31 food businesses within 2 miles

• 24 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bishopbriggs (4.1 km)
• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£273,891 average▲ 4.3% YoY

Across East Dunbartonshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (5.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (9.7 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

34 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Queens View, Torrance (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

109,550 residents in East Dunbartonshire

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Susan Murray

Liberal Democrat

Mid Dunbartonshire

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

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

• Schools2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

6 jobs advertised

e.g. Retail Security Officer, Event Staff, Event Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 69% · Wind 27% · Solar 4%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Dunbartonshire:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government367 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth155 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills141 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks139 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately131 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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  Torrance railway station · 0.1 km

  Torrance railway station was opened in 1879 on the Kelvin Valley Railway and served the area of the village of Torrance in East Dunbartonshire until 1951 for passengers and 1959 for freight.

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  Torrance, East Dunbartonshire · 0.1 km

  Torrance is a village in East Dunbartonshire, formerly Stirlingshire, Scotland, located eight miles north of Glasgow city centre. Torrance used to mainly consist of farmland. The village was once known as a resting pl…

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  East Dunbartonshire · 0.9 km

  East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders Glasgow City Council Area to the south, North Lanarkshire to the east, Stirling to the north, and West Dunbartonshire to the west. East Dunbar…

• Balmore · 1.8 km

  Balmore is a small village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now lies in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 1 km west of Torrance and 5 km east of Milngavie.

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  Balmore railway station · 1.9 km

  Balmore railway station was opened in 1879 on the Kelvin Valley Railway and served the coal mining area, farms and the village of Balmore in East Dunbartonshire until 1951 for passengers, and to freight on 31 July 1961.

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  Cawder Golf Club · 2.0 km

  Cawder Golf Club is a golf course in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The 6,297 yard Championship course was designed by James Braid in the 1930s. The course has undergone several refurbishments since its…

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