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Blackridge

Blackridge is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,950. It has one GP surgery, one pharmacy, two restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Blackridge, 1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Blackridge 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

3°CMist

  • Today: 9° / 3° · 35% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:31

9h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

39US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Falkirk West Bridge Street, United Kingdom

Road safety

208 reported road collisions (2025)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 18 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Blackridge (1.5 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Blackridge (1.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£161,163 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Detached£326,341
Semi-detached£190,994
Terraced£150,153
Flat£94,283

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (5.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (5.3 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Sibbald Training (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £30,549 avg

e.g. Plant Fitter- Mobile, Concrete Mixer HGV Drivers, AVON Representatives wanted in Blackridge, West Lothian, Scotland – start today

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

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 Bathgate and Linlithgow:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Blackridge, West Lothian · 0.5 km

    Blackridge is a small town in the western part of West Lothian, Scotland.

  • Westcraigs (1st station) railway station · 0.9 km

    Westcraigs railway station served the area of West Craigs (Blackridge) in West Lothian, Scotland, from 1862 to 1956 on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.

  • Blawhorn Moss · 1.2 km

    Blawhorn Moss is a raised bog located to the northwest of the village of Blackridge, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Armadale in the council area of West Lothian in central Scotland. It is the largest and least di…

  • Hillend Loch Railway Path · 1.4 km

    The Hillend Loch Railway Path, also known as the Airdrie to Bathgate Railway Path, is a rail trail located in central Scotland. The path is approximately 14 miles (23 km) long and follows the route of the former Bat…

  • Blackridge railway station · 1.5 km

    Blackridge railway station is a railway station on the North Clyde Line. It serves the town of Blackridge in West Lothian, Scotland.

  • Heart of Scotland services · 2.6 km

    Heart of Scotland services, commonly referred to as Harthill services, is a motorway service station on the M8 motorway between junctions 4a & 5, at Harthill, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is owned by Transport S…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Blackridge?
Blackridge is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Blackridge?
Blackridge has an approximate settlement population of 1,950.
How deprived is Blackridge?
The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Blackridge, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.