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
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
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
- 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
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:
- 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
Moodiesburn · 0.4 kmMoodiesburn 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 kmStoneyetts 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 kmChryston High School is a six-year non-denominational secondary school situated in Chryston, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Chryston · 1.8 kmChryston 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)
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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.