Local servicesGP surgeryStrathcarron Hospice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA19 miRailway stationCroy5.0 miBus stationSt Mirrens RoadKilsyth3.7 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing15 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK6 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:29 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:45 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,850 residentsin the Cambusbarron census areaMedian age 46.41,663 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 1,909 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% 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, 6% 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 December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,884 mm of rain a year, 64 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December73 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFaughlin Reservoirreservoir · under a mileDundaff Hillhill · under a mileBuckieburn Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miLoch Coulterlake · 2.3 miDarrach Hillhill · 1.0 miKilsyth Hillshills · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurn Greenpark · 3.6 miCumbernauld Community Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 73 haBog Parkpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202641 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202641 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,946 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation208 m682 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 184 to 353 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
