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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML6 postcode district.

County or areaNorth Lanarkshire
Postcode districtML6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:29 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:43 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,739 residentsin the Caldercruix and Plains census areaMedian age 40.52,442 households59% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright30% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,713 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, construction 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 6% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle45% 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 higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,158 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October64 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°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 landmarksForrestburn Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLilly Lochlake · 2.2 miHM Prison Shottshistoric site · 2.9 miSpiers Islandisland · 1.9 miRiven Lochlake · 2.7 miGranary Hillhill · 1.3 miHillend Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miCrawberry Hillhill · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBeechbrae Woodpark · 2.5 mi · 12 haBedlormie Neighborhood Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 3 haThe Ranchsports ground · 1.0 miPolkemmet Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 68 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200331 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202125 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,612 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation257 m843 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 198 to 272 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWester Moffat Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryForestbank Medical Partnership3.1 miPharmacyMk Pharmacare LTD2.5 miDentistStation Dental Practice3.7 miPolice stationStrathclyde PoliceShotts3.6 miCash machineSmart Ways, Blackridge2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI19 miRailway stationCaldercruix2.6 miBus stationBurleigh StreetShawhead7.4 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing17 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationShotts3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML6 postcode district.


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