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County or areaNorth Lanarkshire
Postcode districtG68
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:29 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:45 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,487 residentsin the Village and Castlecary census areaMedian age 45.61,700 households59% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright30% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,649 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 55% go by car, 8% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,375 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Glenglen · under a mileVault Glenglen · 1.5 miBanton Lochlake · 2.6 miForest Plantationforest · 2.1 miMill Damwater · 1.1 miBottomhead Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCumbernauld House Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 19 haBog Parkpark · under a milePalacerigg Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 335 haGlen Mile Mountain Bike Trailssports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes108 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 7.8 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,770 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Cottage Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryAbronhill Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBestway National Chemists LTD4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistThe Village Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWhitelees Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryBankier Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryCumbernauld Academy2.1 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA20 miRailway stationCumbernauld2.6 miBus stationSt Mirrens RoadKilsyth3.4 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing14 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G68 postcode district.


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