Allanton

5°CCloudy

• Today: 9° / 3° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:29

9h 2m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Chapelhall, United Kingdom

208 reported road collisions (2025)

88 killed or seriously injured · 267 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

53 food businesses within 2 miles

• 49 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hartwood (1.3 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£161,163 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (11.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (11.4 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

13 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Newmains Filling Station (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Helping people and families facing homelessness· 4 Nov 2026
• Tenants come together to shape the future of housing· 3 Nov 2026
• Success for team targeting illegal tobacco trade· 29 Oct 2026
• Black History Month event celebrates diversity and looks to the future· 28 Oct 2026
• Coatbridge museum seeks people featured in portrait project· 28 Oct 2026

Source: North Lanarkshire Council

343,930 residents in North Lanarkshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Kenneth Stevenson

Labour

Airdrie and Shotts

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Official Veterinarian

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 59% · Wind 42%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Airdrie and Shotts:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government300 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth243 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove the grey belt planning rules156 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK122 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately113 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

• 
  Allanton, North Lanarkshire · 1.1 km

  Allanton is a village on the A71, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  Hartwood railway station · 1.3 km

  Hartwood railway station is a railway station serving Hartwood in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the Shotts Line, 19 miles (31 km) east of Glasgow Central towards Edinburgh Waverley. The station has two platfor…

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  Hartwood · 1.3 km

  Hartwood is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Nearby settlements include Shotts, Allanton and Bonkle. The area is rural, with fewer than 50 houses. Transport is provided at Hartwood railway station, operated b…

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  Hartwood Hospital · 1.4 km

  Hartwood Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in the village of Hartwood near the town of Shotts in Scotland.

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  Bonkle · 2.0 km

  Bonkle is a village 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is sited on the east bank of the South Calder Water. Murdostoun Castle is located nearby.

• Davies Dyke railway station · 2.0 km

  Davies Dyke railway station or Daviesdyke railway station was a station on the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway (WM&CR) that served the rural area of Davies Dyke near Allanton in Lanarkshire, Parish of Cam…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)