Wattston
Wattston is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It has around 1 park or green space, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Greenfaulds, 3.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wattston 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
- Airdrie and Shotts
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
9°CCloudy
- Today: 17° / 9° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
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
56US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Chapelhall, 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
19 food businesses within 2 miles
- 18 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Greenfaulds (3.7 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Greenfaulds (3.7 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: 166.7p · Asda (6.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (11.6 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Greenfaulds Park & Ride, Cumbernauld (3.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches3
- 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
Kenneth Stevenson
Labour
Airdrie and Shotts
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens435
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
Nuclear 53% · Wind 47%
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 Airdrie and Shotts:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s351 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership320 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office244 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth243 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test167 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Wattston · 0.0 kmWattston is a village on the B803, west of Greengairs in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Between them Wattston and Greengairs have about 1,190 residents. It is around 4 km south of Cumbernauld, and 4 km north of Airdrie.…
Riggend · 1.2 kmRiggend is a hamlet in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the A73 Stirling Road not far from Wattston.
Greengairs · 1.3 kmGreengairs is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Greengairs is shown on a map by Roy c.1754 under the name of Green Geirs. In toponymy, the name means "green strips of grass". Lying 3 miles (5 km) southeast of…
Greengairs Landfill · 1.6 kmThe Greengairs Landfill is a landfill site in Scotland that receives non-hazardous household, commercial and industrial waste from the North Lanarkshire area. Greengairs was opened in 1990 and features landfill gas co…
- Arbuckle railway station · 2.1 km
Arbuckle railway station served the village of Arbuckle in the Scottish county of North Lanarkshire. The station was the meeting point of two early railway companies.
- Whiterigg railway station · 2.5 km
Whiterigg railway station served the village of Maddiston, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1862 to 1930 on the Slamannan Railway.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wattston?
- Wattston is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
- How deprived is Wattston?
- The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Wattston, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.