Shotts

3°CMist

• Today: 9° / 3° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:29

9h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, 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)

61 food businesses within 2 miles

• 57 passed
• 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Shotts (0.1 km)
• 46 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: 169.9p · Asda (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (6.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Newmains Filling Station (6.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches12
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Tenants come together to shape the future of housing· 3 Nov 2026
• 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

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)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

37 jobs advertised · £27,401 avg

e.g. 1-2-1 Football Coach, Courier - Evri, Mechanical Project Manager

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 54% · Wind 47%

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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  Shotts railway station · 0.1 km

  Shotts railway station is a railway station serving Shotts in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 20½ miles (33 km) east of Glasgow Central towards Edinburgh Waverley. It was opened by the C…

• Henderson Theatre · 0.3 km

  The Henderson Theatre is a 147 seat studio theatre in Shotts in North Lanarkshire. It was built in April 1982 by converting part of the former Calderhead Junior Secondary School, which was built in 1876 and closed in…

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  Shotts · 0.6 km

  Shotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 16 miles from Glasgow and has a population of about 8,840. A local story has Shotts being named after the legendary giant highwayman Bertram de Shotts, th…

• Parkside, Shotts · 0.9 km

  Parkside is a football ground in Shotts, Scotland. It was the home ground of Dykehead during their time in the Scottish Football League (SFL) between 1923 and 1926.

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  Shotts Bon Accord F.C. · 0.9 km

  Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy are a Scottish football club based in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire. The club was formed in 1950 and currently competes in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.

• Torbothie · 1.3 km

  Torbothie is a small area in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire. Shotts has an overall population of approximately 8,570. Torbothie has a mixture of properties including council-letted accommodations and private dw…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)