Torrance

9°CMist

• Today: 17° / 9° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:42

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

66US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Bishopbriggs, United Kingdom

43 reported road collisions (2024)

26 killed or seriously injured · 49 casualties · 3.9 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

£268,922 average▲ 6.2% YoY

Across East Dunbartonshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (3 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

35 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 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)

3,230 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

14 jobs advertised · £23,316 avg

e.g. Part-time Events Assistant, Restaurant Team Member, Become a Primary school Tutor in Torrance – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£909 median full-time weekly pay

2% 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

Wind 51% · Nuclear 49%

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:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s376 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership256 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office201 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test172 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth155 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)