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County or areaSouth Lanarkshire
Postcode districtML11
Telephone code01555
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 34 min4:29 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:42 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,597 residentsin the Forth, Braehead and Auchengray census areaMedian age 48.81,616 households67% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright26% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,755 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle20% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,181 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January81 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 5°CJFebruary: -0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Hillhill · 1.8 miSpringfield Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miHare Hillhill · 1.9 miLambcatch Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miRed Lochlake · 4.1 miClydesdale Forestforest · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesClimpy Road Gardenspark · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes101 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 200647 mi away, Dumfries, D & GMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202120 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband17% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,700 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation287 m942 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 222 to 305 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalState Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryKingshill Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyLindsay & Gilmour Chemistright hereDentistShotts Dental Practice5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryForth Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI18 miRailway stationFauldhouse4.1 miBus stationBus StationLanark7.1 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry20 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML11 postcode district.


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