Auchinloch
Auchinloch is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 750. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 5 restaurants or cafés, along with 20 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Lenzie, 1.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Auchinloch 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
- Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
14°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 9° · 35% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:42
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
52US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Kirkintilloch, 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
135 food businesses within 2 miles
- 107 passed
- 9 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Lenzie (1.3 km)
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Lenzie (1.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£156,446 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (4.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (4.3 km)
36 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
51 charging locations within ~8 km
- 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Alexandra Drive (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Celebrating the people who make our communities stronger· 11 Sept 2026
- Plaque unveiled at Milton Court in memory of community champion· 11 Sept 2026
- 2026 Lanarkshire Business Awards finalists announced· 10 Sept 2026
- Excellent report for Coatbridge school· 10 Sept 2026
- Lanarkshire communities come together to talk about suicide prevention· 9 Sept 2026
Source: North Lanarkshire Council
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
Katrina Murray
Labour
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
Nuclear 58% · Wind 35% · Solar 7%
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 Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s410 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth247 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test235 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office205 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Auchinloch · 0.3 kmAuchinloch is a village in Scotland, situated within the North Lanarkshire local authority area but very close to the boundary with East Dunbartonshire and sharing the G66 postcode of the town of Kirkintilloch and the…
- Machrie Mhor · 0.8 km
Machrie Mhor is a villa on Victoria Road in Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Built around 1920, the villa was once home to the Scottish tenor Kenneth McKellar (1927–2010).
Gadloch · 1.1 kmThe Gadloch is a fresh water loch in North Lanarkshire, situated near the town of Lenzie, Scotland.
- Lenzie railway station · 1.3 km
Lenzie railway station is a railway station serving Lenzie and Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Croy Line, 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. Trains on the Gla…
Lenzie · 1.4 kmLenzie is a small town, by the Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Dunbartonshire in Scotland. It is about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Glasgow city centre and 1 mile (2…
Lenzie Peat Railway · 1.5 kmLenzie Peat Railway was a narrow-gauge railway which ran on Lenzie Moss, which is situated to the west of the town of Lenzie in Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Auchinloch?
- Auchinloch is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Auchinloch?
- Auchinloch has an approximate settlement population of 750.
- How deprived is Auchinloch?
- The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Auchinloch, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.