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Moodiesburn

Moodiesburn is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 6,900. It has 24 bus stops, one GP surgery or clinic, one pharmacy, three supermarkets, one park or green space, and three restaurants and cafés, with Gartcosh railway station located 3.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Moodiesburn 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

13°COvercast

  • 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

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Kirkintilloch, 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

85 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 78 passed
  • 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gartcosh (3.3 km)
  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gartcosh (3.3 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: 165.9p · Morrisons (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8 km)

30 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

39 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 160 kW
  • Nearest: SSE - Cumbernauld Cumbernauld Call Centre (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds6

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

Frank McNally

Labour

Coatbridge and Bellshill

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

22 jobs advertised · £30,501 avg

e.g. Event Assistant, Become a Guitar Tutor in Moodiesburn – Flexible & Remote, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time

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 86% · Nuclear 12% · Solar 3%

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 Coatbridge and Bellshill:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Moodiesburn · 0.4 km

    Moodiesburn is a village in Scotland, located 8 miles northeast of Glasgow, in the North Lanarkshire council area. It is situated on the north side of the A80 road and between the M73 and M80 motorways which converge…

  • Stoneyetts Hospital · 0.5 km

    Stoneyetts Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Moodiesburn, near Glasgow. Opened in 1913, Stoneyetts served as an important source of employment for residents within the expanding Moodiesburn area. The func…

  • Bedlay Castle · 1.2 km

    Bedlay Castle is a former defensive castle, dating from the late 16th and 17th centuries. It is located between Chryston and Moodiesburn in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The castle is just off the A80 road, around 8 mi…

  • Bedlay railway station · 1.3 km

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

  • Chryston High School · 1.7 km

    Chryston High School is a six-year non-denominational secondary school situated in Chryston, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  • Chryston · 1.8 km

    Chryston is a village in North Lanarkshire, around 7 miles (11 km) east of Glasgow, in Scotland. It lies north of its sister village, Muirhead, which is on the A80. The village has around double Muirhead's population,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Moodiesburn?
Moodiesburn is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Moodiesburn?
Moodiesburn has an approximate settlement population of 6,900.
How deprived is Moodiesburn?
The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Moodiesburn, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.