Glenboig
Glenboig is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 2,780. It has around 2 schools, 21 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gartcosh, 2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Glenboig 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
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 17° / 10° · 87% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:44
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · North Lanarkshire Kirkshaw, 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
72 food businesses within 2 miles
- 62 passed
- 8 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gartcosh (2.3 km)
- 21 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gartcosh (2.2 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 (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (11.5 km)
30 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
44 charging locations within ~8 km
- 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Blairhill Park & Ride (3.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds7
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
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
80 jobs advertised · £34,517 avg
e.g. Service Excellence Specialists - Easyjet, Welder, Sheet Metal Worker
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
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 Coatbridge and Bellshill:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s367 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership296 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth247 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office217 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test201 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Glenboig · 0.1 kmGlenboig is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland lying north of Coatbridge and to the south east of Kirkintilloch and is approximately ten miles from Glasgow City Centre. According to a 2020 estimate, the populati…
- Garnqueen railway station · 0.2 km
Garnqueen railway station served the suburb of Garnqueen, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1849 to 1851 on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.
Coatbridge and Bellshill · 1.3 kmCoatbridge 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…
Gartcosh railway station · 2.3 kmGartcosh 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…
- Bedlay railway station · 2.3 km
Bedlay railway station served the village of Chryston, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1849 on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.
Gartcosh · 2.5 kmGartcosh 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.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenboig?
- Glenboig is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Glenboig?
- Glenboig has an approximate settlement population of 2,780.
- How deprived is Glenboig?
- The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Glenboig, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.