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Glasgow

Glasgow is a city in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 626,410. It includes around 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 supermarkets, 2 pharmacies, and 2 GP surgeries, along with 20 bus stops and Robroyston railway station 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Glasgow 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
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
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

5°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 9° / 4° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:30

9h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Kirkintilloch, 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

333 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 204 passed
  • 43 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Robroyston (0.9 km)
  • 20 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Robroyston (0.8 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: 167.7p · Asda (11 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (10.9 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

125 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Robroyston Station Park & Ride (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches25
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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

Katrina Murray

Labour

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

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 (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

5,261 jobs advertised · £44,713 avg

e.g. Customer Service Representative - UKVI Domestic, AI Engineer Placement Programme – No Experience Needed, Operations Manager

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 57% · Nuclear 43%

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 Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Millerston · 0.3 km

    Millerston is a district partially in the Scottish city of Glasgow and partially in North Lanarkshire. It is situated north of the River Clyde, to the north of the city's Craigend, Garthamlock and Ruchazie neighbourho…

  • Molendinar Burn · 0.6 km

    The Molendinar Burn is a small tributary of the Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, now largely culverted. It is popularly associated with Saint Mungo, who is said to have founded his church on its banks. The name may stem fr…

  • Stepps · 0.6 km

    Stepps is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, near the north-eastern outskirts of Glasgow. The town retains a historic heart around its church in Whitehill Avenue, whilst examples of Victorian and Edwardian housing…

  • Old Aloysians RFC · 0.7 km

    Old Aloysians RFC was an amateur rugby union club in Glasgow, Scotland. The club no longer exists. In 1990, they merged with rivals Hutcheson's GSFP to form Hutchesons Aloysians.

  • Robroyston railway station · 0.8 km

    Robroyston railway station serves the suburbs of Millerston and Robroyston in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is located on the Cumbernauld Line, and is managed by ScotRail. The station, which includes a park and ride…

  • Hogganfield · 1.2 km

    Hogganfield is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, located to the north east of the city centre. Hogganfield is surrounded by the Glasgow districts of Blackhill, Craigend, Millerston, Provanmill, Riddrie, Robr…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Glasgow?
Glasgow is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Glasgow?
Glasgow has an approximate settlement population of 626,410.
How deprived is Glasgow?
The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Glasgow, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.