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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
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

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

Detached£322,772
Semi-detached£185,168
Terraced£144,494
Flat£90,913

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

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Glenboig · 0.1 km

    Glenboig 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 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…

  • Gartcosh railway station · 2.3 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…

  • 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 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.

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.