Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:29 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:44 am – 3:43 pm
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People3,762 residentsin the Greenfaulds census areaMedian age 43.61,693 households67% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 1,821 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 53% go by car, 9% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,337 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December63 days of air frost, 3 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)
Parks and green spacesPalacerigg Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 335 haCumbernauld Community Memorial Peace Gardenpark · under a mile · 6 haRavenswoodpark · under a mile · 20 haPalacerigg Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 24 haRavenswood Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 12 haAirdriehead Community Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202647 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202647 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.7 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,777 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Cottage Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryKenilworth Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM & D Green Dispensing Chemist LTD7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCentral Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryWoodlands Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Margaret of Scotland Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryGreenfaulds High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA18 miRailway stationGreenfauldsunder a mileBus stationSt Mirrens RoadKilsyth3.7 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing12 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G67 postcode district.
