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Waterside East Dunbartonshire

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Local servicesGP surgeryWoodhead Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 specialSecondaryKirkintilloch High Schoolunder a milePrimaryGartconner Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryOxgang Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA13 miRailway stationLenzie1.5 miBus stationRegister RoadKilsyth4.0 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing7.6 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G66 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G66 postcode district.

County or areaEast Dunbartonshire
Postcode districtG66
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:30 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:45 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,660 residentsin the Rosebank and Waterside census areaMedian age 39.12,219 households88% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright7% social rented, 4% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 2,896 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, public administration and defence 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 55% go by car, 7% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,232 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAntermony Lochlake · 2.1 miCastle Hillhill · 1.1 miCorrie Spoutwaterfall · 3.5 miBroadwood Lochlake · 3.0 miPlayhillhill · 1.6 miThe Glenglen · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLuggie Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haWhitegates Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haWoodhead Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 4 haMerkland Recreation Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes115 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202645 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202645 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,375 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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