Holytown

2°CClear

• Today: 9° / 2° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:24Sunset 16:34

9h 10m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, 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)

260 food businesses within 2 miles

• 235 passed
• 19 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Holytown (0.8 km)
• 34 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: 167.7p · Asda (9.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (5.6 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

68 charging locations within ~8 km

• 30 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: SSE plc (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds26

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

Kenneth Stevenson

Labour

Airdrie and Shotts

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens20
• Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

50 jobs advertised · £40,997 avg

e.g. Class 1 Driver, 7.5T Delivery Driver, Cleaner

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

Nuclear 51% · Wind 49%

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 Airdrie and Shotts:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government300 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth243 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove the grey belt planning rules156 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK122 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately113 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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  Holytown · 0.3 km

  Holytown is a village situated to the east of Bellshill and north of Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Most local amenities are shared with the adjacent villages of Carfin, Newarthill and New Stevenston which…

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  New Stevenston · 0.6 km

  New Stevenston is a village situated between Motherwell and Bellshill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Most local amenities are shared with the adjacent villages of Carfin, Holytown and Newarthill which have a combined…

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  Holytown railway station · 0.8 km

  Holytown railway station is a railway station serving both Holytown and New Stevenston in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 13 miles (21 km) south east of Glasgow Central towards Edinburgh…

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  Taylor High School, New Stevenston · 1.2 km

  Taylor High School is a six-year Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school in New Stevenston, Motherwell, Scotland. It is named after Monsignor Thomas Nimmo Taylor who was Parish Priest at St. Francis Xavier Churc…

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  Eurocentral · 1.3 km

  Eurocentral is one of the largest industrial estates in Scotland, just off the M8 motorway, about 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre and 34 mi (55 km) west of Edinburgh. The nearest communities to the estate are Hol…

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  Brannock High School · 1.3 km

  Brannock High School is a non-denominational, co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on Loanhead Road. It guides learners throughout Scotland's nationa…

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