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Pubs 179 Restaurants 764 Banks 31 Shops 2,405 Supermarkets 128 Takeaways 516 Cinemas 10 Attractions 325 Business services 198 Education 562 Health and beauty 1,448 Home improvement 506 Leisure 188 Property services 154




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County or areaNorth Lanarkshire
Postcode districtG71
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:30 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:44 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,097 residentsin the Viewpark census areaMedian age 40.52,230 households51% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright42% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,418 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages15% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C983 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°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: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksViewpark Glenglen · under a mileBothwellhaugh Roman Forthistoric site · 2.7 miUddingston Viaductviaduct · 1.4 miNewlands Glenglen · 1.4 miOrchard Farm Poollake · 2.7 miStrathclyde Lochlake · 2.7 miHamilton Mausoleumhistoric site · 3.3 miDavid Livingstone Bridgebridge · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesViewpark Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 haStrathclyde Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 378 haDouglas Gardenspark · 1.1 miBothwell Castle Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 46 haViewpark Gardens Allotmentsallotments · under a mileUddingston Bowling and Tennis Clubsports ground · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200328 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)2,263 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKirklands Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryOld Mill Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJ & J G Dickson & Son LTD13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist{My} Dentistunder a milePolice stationStrathclyde PoliceUddingstonunder a mileCash machineQuality Store, Uddingstonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools16 primary, 4 secondaryPrimaryTannochside Primary Schoolright herePrimarySt John Paul II Primaryunder a mileSecondaryUddingston Grammar School1.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA15 miRailway stationUddingston1.0 miBus stationBurleigh StreetShawhead2.2 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing7.9 miBus stops49 within a mileCar park15 Hope Street ParkingBellshill2.1 miEV chargingGridserveGlasgow1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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