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Airdrie

Airdrie is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 36,390. It has around 2 schools, 3 GP surgeries and clinics, 5 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 58 restaurants and cafés, with 64 bus stops and Airdrie 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 Airdrie area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Lanarkshire area is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
North Lanarkshire
County
Lanarkshire
Constituency
Airdrie and Shotts
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

10°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 87% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:44

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Chapelhall, United Kingdom

Road safety

206 reported road collisions (2024)

89 killed or seriously injured · 255 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

486 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 458 passed
  • 18 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Airdrie (0.2 km)
  • 58 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Airdrie (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£156,446 average 3.8% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-06

Detached£322,772
Semi-detached£185,168
Terraced£144,494
Flat£90,913

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (10.7 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

29 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: 119B Hallcraig Street (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms7
  • Sports pitches43
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

343,930 residents in North Lanarkshire

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Scotland

13% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 34% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Kenneth Stevenson

Labour

Airdrie and Shotts

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools16
  • GPs & clinics9
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets6
  • Parks & greens453
  • Restaurants & cafés81

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

244 jobs advertised · £30,153 avg

e.g. Chef, Production Team Leader- Chilled- Dayshift, Pipefitter

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£775 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,381 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 78% · Nuclear 22% · Solar 1%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Airdrie and Shotts:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Airdrie Town House · 0.1 km

    Airdie Town House is a municipal building in Bank Street, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town house, which was the headquarters of Airdrie Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building.

  • County Buildings, Airdrie · 0.1 km

    County Buildings was a judicial building on Bank Street in Airdrie in Scotland. The building, which was the venue for hearings of the Airdrie Sheriff Court, was demolished in 1969.

  • Airdrie Hallcraig Street railway station · 0.1 km

    Airdrie Hallcraig Street railway station served the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1844 to 1871 on the Hallcraig Street branch.

  • Airdrie railway station (Caledonian Railway) · 0.2 km

    Airdrie railway station, also known as Airdrie East railway station, served the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1886 to 1943 on the Airdrie to Newhouse Branch.

  • Airdrie Observatory · 0.2 km

    Airdrie Observatory is a fully operational, historic public astronomical observatory, which is part of the library building in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. There are only four public observatories…

  • Airdrie Library · 0.2 km

    Airdrie Library is a public library in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The library has been housed in a number of buildings since its founding.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Airdrie?
Airdrie is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Airdrie?
Airdrie has an approximate settlement population of 36,390.
How deprived is Airdrie?
The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Airdrie, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.