Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 33 min4:30 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 1 min8:42 am – 3:43 pm
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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°C1,164 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December80 days of air frost, 2 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 spacesClimpy Road Gardenspark · 2.3 miLanark Moor Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 34 haJohn Mann Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 200645 mi away, Dumfries, D & GMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202121 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.5 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
Elevation241 m791 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 211 to 254 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalState Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryKingshill Medical Practice2.5 miPharmacyLindsay & Gilmour Chemist2.5 miDentistWoodstock Dental4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBraehead Primary School2.0 miSecondaryCarluke High School4.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI20 miRailway stationCarstairs3.4 miBus stationBus StationLanark4.7 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry22 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML11 postcode district.
