Chryston

16°COvercast

• Today: 16° / 9° · 35% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:41

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom

206 reported road collisions (2024)

89 killed or seriously injured · 255 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

94 food businesses within 2 miles

• 84 passed
• 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Stepps (2.5 km)
• 31 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£156,446 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (6.8 km)

34 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

46 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Bannatyne Health Club Stepps (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches8
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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

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

Katrina Murray

Labour

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

38 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg

e.g. Courier - Evri, Freelance Driver, Event Staff

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

97% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 71% · Solar 17% · Wind 8% · Imports 4%

1 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 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

• 
  Chryston High School · 0.2 km

  Chryston High School is a six-year non-denominational secondary school situated in Chryston, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  Chryston · 0.4 km

  Chryston is a village in North Lanarkshire, around 7 miles (11 km) east of Glasgow, in Scotland. It lies north of its sister village, Muirhead, which is on the A80. The village has around double Muirhead's population,…

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  Muirhead, North Lanarkshire · 0.5 km

  Muirhead is a small town approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Glasgow city centre. Nearby villages and towns include Chryston, Garnkirk, Gartcosh, Moodiesburn, Lenzie and Stepps. Muirhead has a population of ar…

• Bedlay Castle · 0.9 km

  Bedlay Castle is a former defensive castle, dating from the late 16th and 17th centuries. It is located between Chryston and Moodiesburn in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The castle is just off the A80 road, around 8 mi…

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  Garnkirk · 1.2 km

  Garnkirk is a settlement in North Lanarkshire, located a mile (1.5 km) southwest of Muirhead. It is located 10 km northeast of Glasgow's city centre and 23 km southwest of Falkirk. Garnkirk is connected via the nearby…

• Bedlay railway station · 1.8 km

  Bedlay railway station served the village of Chryston, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1849 on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)