Cleland’s story
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ClelandNorth Lanarkshire
Council tax at Band D comes to £1,555. Population 3,043: a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Photo: Ian Paterson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
3,043
Census 2022 · North Lanarkshire council
Median home
£178K
176 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.1
19% are 65+ · North Lanarkshire 18%
Degree level
23%
of residents 16+ · Scotland 32%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Scotland 27%
Is Cleland a good place to live?
Cost of living is its strong suit (A+): a typical home costs £178,000 and rent runs £779 a month. Its lowest grade is for health — men here can expect to live to 74.9, women to 80.4. Schools are weaker too — school leavers’ results beat just over a third of Scottish towns. Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · flood risk, SEPA. Police Scotland publishes no street-level crime, which leaves Cleland without a Safety Grade or an overall grade. Its other subjects still get grades, below.
What makes Cleland stand out
The 3 things Cleland does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Scotland’s towns 27%)
Band D council tax
Council tax
£1,555 Band D
37% below the typical town in England and Wales’s £2,472, 2026–27
The council’s Band D; water and sewerage are billed on top. Scottish Government.
Life expectancy, against UK towns
Health
80.4 and 74.9 years
Life expectancy at birth, women and men: shorter than in 94% of UK towns
Public Health Scotland, 2020–24.
How Cleland grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Scotland), ordered by how far Cleland is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Police Scotland publishes no street-level crime, which leaves Cleland without a Safety Grade or an overall grade. Its other subjects still get grades, below.
HealthGraded on how healthy residents areD−Open →Cost of livingThe 106th most affordable of 296 Scottish towns: median sale £178,000, 4 years of area incomeA+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →SchoolsSchool leavers’ results beat 35% of Scottish townsC+Open →
SafetyNo street-level crime data–
Jobs & incomeNo small-area income data in Scotland–
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cleland.
Health
People in Cleland live shorter lives than in 94% of UK towns
At the census, 10% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above both North Lanarkshire’s towns (9%) and Scotland’s towns (7.2%). Asked at the census, 75% of residents of Cleland said they were in good or very good health. A disability affects just over a quarter of people locally.
75%good or very good healthD−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2022 | Cleland | North Lanarkshire | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 9% | 7.2% |
| Activities limited (health or disability) | 26% | 26% | 24% |
74.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2020–24)
80.4
life expectancy at birth, women
Scotland’s Census 2022, general health and disability · Public Health Scotland life expectancy by intermediate zone, 2020–24 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
SchoolsC+
Cleland’s schools fall behind 65% of Scottish towns on results
Between them, two primaries teach 225 pupils in Cleland. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason.
C+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Primary School (Cleland)Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 120 | – |
Scottish Government · school statistics and leavers’ results · The grade uses the secondaries its children go to; Scotland publishes no primary results by school.See all 2 schools →
HousingCost of living grade A+
Few households rent privately in Cleland: 7%, fewer than in North Lanarkshire’s towns and Scotland’s towns
Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, above both North Lanarkshire’s towns (61%) and Scotland’s towns (60%). The median, £178,000, rests on 176 sales in Cleland’s data zones from 2023 to 2025. The social rented sector houses 27% of households.
£178Kmedian sale
Median sale price · 2023 to 2025, at early-2025 prices
Cleland£178K
Typical UK town£277K
65%
of households own their home · Scotland 60%
7%
rent privately · Scotland 13%
£779
average private rent a month, North Lanarkshire council area
£1,555
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
Registers of Scotland data-zone sale prices · Scottish Government council tax · Scotland’s Census 2022 tenure · OGL · The Scottish median is our estimate from data-zone sales, brought to early-2025 prices.
Work & commute
Only 11% of commuters in Cleland go to work without a car, fewer than in North Lanarkshire’s towns and Scotland’s towns
Scotland’s Census was taken on 20 March 2022, a year after England and Wales’s lockdown census; 28% of workers were mainly at home, and shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.3 jobs in Cleland for each resident in work. The car took 85% of commuters, above North Lanarkshire’s towns (80%) and Scotland’s towns (70%) alike. 30% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Of the commuters living here, 3% work in the town itself.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2022
Driving85%
Bus4%
Train4%
On foot2%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Scotland 44%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2022
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 34% of UK towns
Scotland’s Census 2022 (NRS), method of travel and distance to work · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Cleland’s listed buildings include Murdostoun Estate, West Lodge, Including Gatepiers, Category B
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic Environment Scotland’s list holds 1 listed building inside its locality: 1 Category B.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic Environment Scotland
Category A0
Category B1
Category C0
Among them · Category B
0
scheduled monuments
0
gardens and designed landscapes
3
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical town in England and Wales 24
Historic Environment Scotland list, October 2026 · OGL
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for Scotland
The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Ages in Cleland split evenly at 43.1: half are older, half younger. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, about level with North Lanarkshire’s towns (23%) and below Scotland’s towns (32%).
43.1median age
ClelandNorth LanarkshireScotland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship9%
Highers or similar11%
Degree level23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
| Cleland | North Lanarkshire | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 15% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 29% | 27% |
| 65+ | 19% | 18% | 19% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 17% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7% | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Highers or similar | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| Degree level | 23% | 23% | 32% |
Scotland’s Census 2022 · North Lanarkshire and Scotland: all residents of their towns · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Motherwell Cathedral and 2 more in and around Cleland
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cleland. Best known first.
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral3.9 km outside town, to the west
CastleDalzell House4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMotherwell Heritage Centre4.4 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalzell House: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Heritage Centre: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cleland
14pages on Cleland
The big questions
SafetyNot graded · 16% live in Scotland’s most crime-deprived fifthCost of livingA+Median home £178K · rent £779 a monthSchoolsC+2 state schoolsHealthD−Life expectancy 74.9 (men), 80.4 (women)Work & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Cleland
17 notable people were born in Cleland.
J
Jimmy DelaneyScottish footballer and manager (1914-1989)J
Jock McNabScottish footballer (1894-1949)R
Robert FergusonBritish footballer (1886-1962)Photo credits
Billy McEwan: Original uploader was Dashwortley at en.wikipedia, Public domain · John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir: Cecil Beaton, Public domain · Sydney Devine: Standing up for Sydney, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cleland’s neighbours
The nearest towns and villages, from National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities. See them on the map →
NewarthillNewmainsCarfinWishawNew StevenstonHolytownChapelhallCleland
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleland | 3,043 | — | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Newarthill | 6,956 | 1.6 | — | A | — | D− |
| Newmains | 5,364 | 1.7 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Carfin | 4,427 | 1.7 | — | A | — | D |
| Wishaw | 30,190 | 1.8 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| New Stevenston | 6,298 | 2.5 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Holytown | 5,121 | 2.6 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Chapelhall | 7,061 | 2.9 | — | A+ | — | C− |
No Scottish town has a Safety Grade or an overall grade yet: Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime. People: Census 2022. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cleland
How much is council tax in Cleland?
Band D council tax in Cleland is £1,555 for 2026–27, less than in 98% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Is Cleland expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £178,000, against £277,000 in the typical town in England and Wales. On cost of living it is the 106th most affordable of 296 Scottish towns.
Does Cleland flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Cleland
Town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cleland is a locality of 3,043 people, in the North Lanarkshire council area. TownRatings uses National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities as Scotland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council area, so its figures cover the town itself. Localities split the big settlements into their towns, as ONS’s 2022 boundaries split conurbations in England and Wales.
Built from NRS geography and Census 2022
- Population
- 3,043 (Census 2022)
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Nation
- Scotland
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- NRS code
- S52000142
Sources: Scotland’s Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland), output areas summed to the NRS 2022 locality · Registers of Scotland house price statistics, medians and quartiles of residential sales by 2022 data zone, 2004 to 2025 (the 2023 to 2025 headline brought to early-2025 prices with each council’s medians) · Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27; Scottish Water charges 2026-27 · Scottish Government, Recorded Crime in Scotland (crimes, offences and clear-up rates by council area, 2016-17 to 2025-26); Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 crime domain and SIMD crime indicators (2014/15, 2017/18), 2011 data zones with Census 2022 residents · ONS gross disposable household income by council (2022), scaled to household income on England and Wales’s councils, with Scotland’s Census 2022 households · DWP / ONS Claimant Count via Nomis (2022 data zones, January to August 2026), over residents aged 16 to 64 at Scotland’s Census 2022; council series since 2015 · Scottish Government school contact list (31 July 2026) and school summary statistics (pupil census, September 2025); School Information Dashboard leavers’ attainment by school, 2022-23 to 2024-25 (data.gov.scot) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.