Cleland
Cleland is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 3,000. It has one pharmacy, around 2 restaurants and cafés, and 17 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Cleland, 0.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cleland 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
- Motherwell and Wishaw
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
9°CFog
- Today: 15° / 9° · 31% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
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
Air quality
55US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Hamilton, 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
222 food businesses within 2 miles
- 208 passed
- 7 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cleland (0.3 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cleland (0.3 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: 165.7p · Asda (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (11.3 km)
19 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
43 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Dalziel Park Hotel and Golf Club (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds11
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
Kenneth Stevenson
Labour
Airdrie and Shotts
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
23 jobs advertised · £20,267 avg
e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Cleland – Flexible Schedule, Self Employed Courier, Become a Chemistry Tutor in Cleland – Flexible & Remote
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
99% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 58% · Wind 41% · Imports 1% · Biomass 0%
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s351 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership320 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office244 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth243 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test167 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cleland, North Lanarkshire · 0.0 kmCleland is a village near Motherwell and Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Scotland,. As of 2018, it has a population of about 3,000. The village has a strong coal mining heritage, and is a typical example of a working cla…
Cleland railway station · 0.3 kmCleland railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cleland, near Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Built on the Cleland and Midcalder Line it was originally named 'Omoa', after the nearby iro…
Cleland (Old) railway station · 0.4 kmCleland (Old) railway station was opened in 1867 on the Cleland to Morningside Junction line that had opened in 1864. The extension of the Cleland Branch on the line of the old Wishaw and Coltness Railway joined the C…
Cleland Hospital · 0.5 kmCleland Hospital is a health facility in Auchinlea Drive, Cleland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.
Motherwell (district) · 1.0 kmMotherwell was a local government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996, lying to the south-east of the regional capital Glasgow.
Coltness · 1.4 kmColtness is the largest suburb of the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The 2001 census indicated a population of almost 4,500.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cleland?
- Cleland is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Cleland?
- Cleland has an approximate settlement population of 3,000.
- How deprived is Cleland?
- The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Cleland, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.