Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:31 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:46 am – 3:44 pm
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People4,897 residentsin the Faifley census areaMedian age 37.02,179 households36% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright58% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,181 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 47% go by car, 18% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% 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 higher24% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,437 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 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)
Nearby landmarksCochno Lochlake · 1.2 miBlack Lochlake · 1.5 miUpper Sourfold Glenglen · under a mileLower Sourfold Glenglen · under a mileJaw Reservoirreservoir · under a mileAuchineden Spoutwaterfall · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGolden Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haDouglas Muir Wildlife Trailpark · 1.0 miDrumry Woodpark · 1.7 mi · 18 haClydebank and District Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 31 haGlenhead Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileFaifley Community Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes118 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199950 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202642 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)2,322 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 307 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGolden Jubilee University National Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryOld Kilpatrick Medical Practice2.1 miPharmacyInvercoast LTD5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAbbeylands Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Mary's Primary School (Duntocher)1.0 miPrimaryGoldenhill Primary School1.1 miSecondarySt Peter the Apostle High School1.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA4.7 miRailway stationKilpatrickOld Kilpatrick1.9 miBus stationBus StationClydebank2.7 miFerryClydebank Ferry Landing3.0 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G81 postcode district.
