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Uddingston

Uddingston is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 5,610. It has three pharmacies, one supermarket, and 22 restaurants and cafés, 31 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Uddingston, 1.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Uddingston 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

10°CMist

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:41

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Uddingston, 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

281 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 212 passed
  • 23 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Uddingston (0.5 km)
  • 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Uddingston (0.5 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 (2.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (2.9 km)

34 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

76 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 30 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Old Mill Road Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches28
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds13

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

Michael Shanks

Labour

Rutherglen

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens21
  • Restaurants & cafés24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

60 jobs advertised · £37,775 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Flooring Sales Associate, Carpenter & Joiner

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

97% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 67% · Wind 30% · Imports 3% · Biomass 1%

1 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 Rutherglen:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Uddingston · 0.2 km

    Uddingston is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the north side of the River Clyde, south-east of Glasgow city centre.

  • Bothwell Castle Cricket Ground · 0.4 km

    Bothwell Castle Policies Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Uddingston, Scotland, and is named after the nearby Bothwell Castle. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1902 when Uddingston played a fri…

  • Uddingston Grammar School · 0.4 km

    Uddingston Grammar School is a mainstream state school in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of 17 secondary schools operated by South Lanarkshire Council. Its motto is 'Virtute Crescam' which means 'M…

  • Uddingston railway station · 0.5 km

    Uddingston railway station serves the small town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ScotRail provides passenger services to this station on the Argyle Line and Shotts Line.

  • Uddingston East railway station · 0.5 km

    Uddingston East railway station served the town of Uddingston in South Lanarkshire on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton.

  • Uddingston West railway station · 0.9 km

    Uddingston West railway station served the town of Uddingston in South Lanarkshire on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Uddingston?
Uddingston is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Uddingston?
Uddingston has an approximate settlement population of 5,610.
How deprived is Uddingston?
The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Uddingston, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.