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 – 3:42 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 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 · under a mileJohn Mann Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 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 202119 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation232 m761 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 219 to 284 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalState Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryKingshill Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyLindsay & Gilmour Chemistunder a mileDentistShotts Dental Practice6.0 miPolice stationStrathclyde PoliceShotts6.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Forth, Forthunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryForth Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryBraehead Primary School1.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI17 miRailway stationBreich4.6 miBus stationBus StationLanark7.2 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry19 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationShotts6.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML11 postcode district.
