Understanding Scottish Places

Wattston and Greengairs, North Lanarkshire

Population 1,021

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Wattston and Greengairs is in North Lanarkshire developed as a mining and quarrying town. For a time following the closure of the collieries open cast mining continued. The site is now a landfill site and the methane used for the Greengairs Power Station.

In small towns like this one, and similar, this population includes older people, some still in work often in less well paid sectors. It also includes a significant inactive population, some in poorer health. There is a higher proportion of single households and car ownership is lower.

Wattston and Greengairs is a dependent to interdependent town.

Its most similar towns are Aberchirder, Carnwath, Eastriggs, and Kincardine.

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Inter-relationships

Dependent
Interdependent
Independent

Number of jobs

-2
Type average -2

Diversity of jobs

-4
Type average -3

Distance travelled to work

-2
Type average -4

Number of public sector jobs

-4
Type average -3

Number of hospitals

-6
Type average -6

Number of GP's and dentists

-6
Type average -5

Number of children in primary schools

0
Type average 1

Number of children in secondary schools

-6
Type average -6

Distance travelled to study

-2
Type average -3

Number of shops

-4
Type average 0

Diversity of retail offer

-6
Type average -5

Number of charities

Type average 2
Dependent
Interdependent
Independent

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Public

Education (% all people aged 16 and over)

  No education Standard grade or equivalent Higher grade or equivalent HNC, HND, SVQ4 Degree or higher degree
Wattston and Greengairs 26.14457831 21.3253012 10.36144578 23.37349398 18.79518072

Commercial

Distance travelled to study

  At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over
Wattston and Greengairs 3.819784524975514 7.933398628795299 4.505386875612145 1.2732615083251715 0.1958863858961802

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