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County or areaNorth Lanarkshire
Postcode districtML7
Telephone code01501
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:29 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:43 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,415 residentsin the Shotts census areaMedian age 43.52,013 households56% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright34% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,093 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,192 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January64 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksHM Prison Shottshistoric site · 1.0 miRedmire Lochlake · 2.5 miCant Hillshills · 1.5 miRiven Lochlake · 2.6 miPell Hillhill · 1.3 miWell Hillhill · 1.5 miAuchterhead Mure Covenanters Monumenthistoric site · 3.7 miCurryhill Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStane Gardenspark · under a mile · 11 haShotts Leisure Centresports ground · under a milePolkemmet Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 68 haBedlormie Neighborhood Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200334 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202124 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)2,064 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation232 m761 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 202 to 264 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCleland Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryRosehall Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyA & I Crawford2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistStation Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationStrathclyde PoliceShottsunder a mileCash machineM Hanif & Partners4 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDykehead Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryCalderhead High Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Patrick's Primary School (Shotts)under a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI19 miRailway stationShottsunder a mileBus stationLinnhe CrescentPather6.1 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing18 miBus stops53 within a mileCar park92 Dyfrig Street ParkingShottsunder a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationShottsunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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