Gartcosh

3°CClear

• Today: 9° / 2° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:34

9h 9m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · North Lanarkshire Kirkshaw, United Kingdom

208 reported road collisions (2025)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

114 food businesses within 2 miles

• 89 passed
• 11 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Gartcosh (0.5 km)
• 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£161,163 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (6.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (12 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

49 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: The Lochs Shopping Centre (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Success for team targeting illegal tobacco trade· 29 Oct 2026
• Black History Month event celebrates diversity and looks to the future· 28 Oct 2026
• Coatbridge museum seeks people featured in portrait project· 28 Oct 2026
• Remembrance Events 2026· 27 Oct 2026
• Exhibition exploring the legacy of empire opens at Summerlee Museum· 27 Oct 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

Frank McNally

Labour

Coatbridge and Bellshill

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

10 jobs advertised · £32,116 avg

e.g. Advanced Fire Risk Assessor, Support Practitioner- Female only with UK licence, Registered Manager

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Nuclear 47%

0 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 Coatbridge and Bellshill:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth247 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government192 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately98 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK97 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals60 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

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

• 
  Gartcosh · 0.3 km

  Gartcosh is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies about 8 miles east of Glasgow, and about 1 mile northwest of the town of Coatbridge.

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  Gartcosh railway station · 0.6 km

  Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi (12 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Stre…

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  Coatbridge and Bellshill · 1.6 km

  Coatbridge and Bellshill is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. It has been represented…

• Bedlay railway station · 1.6 km

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

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  Muirhead, North Lanarkshire · 1.7 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…

• 
  Gartloch Hospital · 1.7 km

  Gartloch Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located on Gartloch Road near the village of Gartcosh, Scotland. It opened in 1896 and was officially closed in 1996. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)