Carmunnock
Carmunnock is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,250. It has around 1 park or green space, around 2 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Busby, 1.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carmunnock area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Lanarkshire area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- County
- Lanarkshire
- Constituency
- East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 3° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:27Sunset 16:33
9h 6m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
37US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Rutherglen, United Kingdom
Road safety
220 reported road collisions (2025)
104 killed or seriously injured · 296 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
300 food businesses within 2 miles
- 218 passed
- 14 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Busby (2.0 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Busby (2.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£186,196 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (11.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (4.4 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
121 charging locations within ~8 km
- 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Glasgow Club Castlemilk Pool (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
334,330 residents in South Lanarkshire
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in Scotland
10% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 20% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Gordon McKee
Labour
Glasgow South
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,490 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
33 jobs advertised · £22,089 avg
e.g. Collections Driver Glasgow, Excavation Engineer, Freelance Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£798 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,682 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 62% · Wind 38%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Glasgow South:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government175 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks168 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after121 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements117 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
- Make performing a Nazi salute a criminal offence in the UK115 local signatures · 7,914 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Carmunnock · 0.2 km
Carmunnock is a conservation village situated within the Glasgow City council area, lying within three miles of East Kilbride and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire and Busby in East Renfrewshire. The nearest other distr…
- Castlemilk High School · 1.3 km
Castlemilk High School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland. It was established in 1990 from a merger of the district's two existing nondenominational high school…
Castlemilk · 1.4 kmCastlemilk is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies to the south of the city, adjacent to Rutherglen, Croftfoot, Simshill and the separate village of Carmunnock.
- St Margaret Mary's Secondary School · 1.4 km
St Margaret Mary's Secondary School is a co-educational, Roman Catholic, comprehensive secondary school located in Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland.
- Bogany Flats · 1.5 km
Bogany Flats was a multi-storey block of flats in Castlemilk, Glasgow. The flats were built in 1966 by George Wimpey Ltd, the last of the nine tower blocks Wimpey built throughout the city in the sixties. The building…
- Philipshill · 1.9 km
Philipshill is an area of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, roughly two miles (3.2 km) west of the East Kilbride Shopping Centre on the A726.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carmunnock?
- Carmunnock is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Carmunnock?
- Carmunnock has an approximate settlement population of 1,250.
- How deprived is Carmunnock?
- The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Carmunnock, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.