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Caldercruix

Caldercruix is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 2,440. It has two schools and 12 bus stops, with Caldercruix railway station 0.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Caldercruix 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° · 45% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:27

8h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Chapelhall, 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

28 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 26 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Caldercruix (0.2 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Caldercruix (0.2 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: 168.7p · Asda (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (9.1 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Lidl-Airdrie (5.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds5

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

Your MP

Kenneth Stevenson

Labour

Airdrie and Shotts

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver, Freelance Driver, Self Employed Courier

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 56% · Nuclear 45%

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Caldercruix railway station · 0.2 km

    Caldercruix railway station serves the village of Caldercruix in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by ScotRail and is on the North Clyde Line. Originally opened by the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway in 1862,…

  • Caldercruix · 0.5 km

    Caldercruix is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest major town is Airdrie, 4 miles to the west. It has a population of about 2,440. The village is about 20 miles east of Glasgow and 32 mile…

  • Hillend Loch · 1.6 km

    Hillend Loch or Hillend Reservoir is an artificial lake located to the east of Caldercruix in North Lanarkshire, Scotland owned by Scottish Canals. It is bordered on its south shore by the A89 road.

  • Longriggend railway station · 2.2 km

    Longriggend railway station was a railway station serving the village of Longriggend, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Slamannan Railway which amalgamated with several other local railways to f…

  • Longriggend · 2.2 km

    Longriggend is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of approximately 200.

  • Arden railway station, Scotland · 2.3 km

    Arden railway station was a station on the Slamannan Railway. The line connected mines and villages in the Central Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Caldercruix?
Caldercruix is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Caldercruix?
Caldercruix has an approximate settlement population of 2,440.
How deprived is Caldercruix?
The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Caldercruix, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.