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Glasgow City · Scotland

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UK COMPARISON INDEX

Good

Glasgow offers a major city centre beside the River Clyde and a wide range of residential neighbourhoods with distinct identities. The practical shortlist is about local areas: compare daily routes, services and housing alongside the atmosphere you want around your home.

About this score

The UK index averages 18 supported comparisons. Weather, walking style and your important places need a personal preference and are excluded. Affordability compares supported area prices, with lower prices ranked higher. Crime is compared within each recording nation. Your suitability uses the priorities you choose.

Your home

Homes & affordability

Area estimate

UK comparison Very good

Very poorExcellent

£194,382 supported area price

authority HPI

Details & source

Official UK HPI authority-area average; not a village sample or property valuation

Lower area prices. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Flood screening

Area data

UK comparison Good

Very poorExcellent

0/100 exposure index (lower means less screened exposure)

Official settlement-centre screen; check surface water and the property

Details & source

Official national centre-screening · official centre-screen, incomplete hazard coverage · relative screening index, NOT annual flood probability

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Council tax

Area data

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

Glasgow City

£1,606 per year (reference band)

Details & source

Official 2026/27 authority council tax or NI domestic-rate context

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Historic character

Area data

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

800 listed buildings within 1 km

Details & source

Statutory listing-density context; not period homes for sale

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Your surroundings

Low-density surroundings

Area data

UK comparison Very poor

Very poorExcellent

33.4% mapped building footprint within 1 km

Details & source

OSM building-footprint share within 1 km; mapped built-upness, not a population census or guaranteed privacy

Lower building density. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Everyday essentials

Area data

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

0.1 km straight-line

Details & source

OSM nearest grocery / everyday food shop, straight-line proximity, no count bonus

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Outdoors & walking

Mapped paths & terrain
Fewer mapped pathsMore mapped paths

287.3 km of mapped paths within 3 km

33.4% building footprint; rural character affects countryside-walk fit

Details & source

Mapped path length within 3 km. Select parks, countryside, hills or mountains to assess your preferred type of walking.

Mapped paths are not necessarily countryside paths. Building density and hill or mountain access are used only when those walking preferences are selected.

Air quality

Area estimate

UK comparison Very poor

Very poorExcellent

6 μg/m³ PM2.5

Details & source

Defra/Ricardo Pollution Climate Mapping 2024 modelled PM2.5 + NO2 at 1-km background grid; not roadside/property measurement

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Dark skies

Partial evidence

UK comparison Very poor

Very poorExcellent

100 night-light radiance

Details & source

2024 VIIRS night-time light 500m satellite radiance; relative artificial-light exposure, not visual sky clarity

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Getting around

Your important places

Add your places

Add the places you want to stay close to.

Details & source

Distances use your selected destinations.

Rail connections

Area estimate

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

Glasgow Queen Street

1 min modelled road/ferry access

0.6 km on the road model

Static road/ferry model; excludes traffic and ferry waits.

Charing Cross (Glasgow): 2 min published direct train journey

Partick: 6 min published direct train journey

Details & source

Directed OSM static road/ferry model to up to three distinct mapped stations; inverse-distance-weighted network minutes, no traffic, waits or service-frequency guarantee; supplementary 20% verified service: 2026 Oct GB national-rail or Northern Ireland published timetables; station frequency/direct destinations and published train journey times, combined with V13 static road/ferry model to station; no live journey guarantee

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Passenger airports

Area estimate

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

Glasgow Airport

16 min modelled road/ferry access

18.5 km on the road model

Static road/ferry model; excludes traffic and ferry waits.

Details & source

Directed OSM static road/ferry model to up to three distinct OurAirports scheduled-service airports; inverse-distance-weighted network minutes, no traffic, waits or service-frequency guarantee; supplementary 20% verified service: CAA UK airport passenger reporting, 2025 total passenger traffic and scheduled international routes; not a live airline timetable

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Major-road access

Data unavailable

UK comparison Not rated

Very poorExcellent

Motorway junction / primary A-road

1 min estimated drive

0.5 km on the road model

Recorded road-network distance; time estimated at 40 km/h, excluding traffic.

Details & source

V17 road reference loading

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Everyday life

Schools nearby

Area estimate

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

0.6 km straight-line

National inspections retained in original form; rating measures school access

Details & source

Measured nearest-school proximity only. Scotland/Wales/NI inspectorates are not converted into Ofsted grades.

School access and comparable published inspections. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Healthcare access

Area data

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

Queens Crescent Surgery

1.1 km straight-line

0.5 km to mapped hospital

Details & source

50% registered NHS GP proximity, 35% mapped hospital proximity, 15% mapped pharmacy proximity; public postcode centroids / OSM, not capacity or clinical quality

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Lower recorded crime

Area data

National comparison Very poor

Very poorExcellent

764.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents

April 2024 to March 2025

Details & source

Electoral ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Glasgow City)

Compared within the same recording nation. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Eating & drinking

Area data

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

0.1 km straight-line

Details & source

OSM nearest pub, café or restaurant; proximity, not ratings or opening hours

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Lifestyle & future

Coastal access

Area data

UK comparison Very good

Very poorExcellent

4.3 km to coastline

Details & source

Mapped coastline distance; straight-line distance, not a route

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Weather & climate

Observed weather
Cooler / wetterWarmer / drier

10.4°C mean temperature

1,037 mm rainfall

1,323 sunshine hours

Details & source

Met Office observations for the recorded 12-month period, not long-term normals. This range combines observed temperature, rainfall and sunshine; it is not a good/bad rating.

Broadband

Area data

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

94.8% area gigabit availability

98.5% area superfast availability

Details & source

Ofcom residential coverage: 75% gigabit + 25% superfast; authority context, not property speed

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Mobile coverage

Area estimate

UK comparison Excellent

Very poorExcellent

Outdoor coverage across the local authority

Details & source

Ofcom Jan 2026 outdoor geographic coverage (at least one network), published by ONS Explore Local Statistics; local-authority area, NOT a village or indoor signal reading

Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

Employment context

Area data

UK comparison Poor

Very poorExcellent

66.9% working-age employment

1.1 jobs per working-age resident

Details & source

ONS/NISRA labour conditions: 65% workplace job-density fit + 35% working-age employment fit when both exist; otherwise published component only. Survey uncertainty; not vacancies or an individual job match

Area employment and job availability. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.

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