Gartcosh’s story
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GartcoshNorth Lanarkshire
Council tax at Band D comes to £1,555. The town has 3,252 residents and lies in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
3,252
Census 2022 · North Lanarkshire council
Median home
£257K
279 sales in 3 years
Median age
36.2
10% are 65+ · North Lanarkshire 18%
Degree level
39%
of residents 16+ · Scotland 32%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Scotland 27%
Is Gartcosh a good place to live?
Cost of living is its strong suit (A−) — the median home sold for £257,200, 5.8 years of area income. It also does well on schools (B+) — school leavers’ results beat nearly two thirds of Scottish towns. Health is its weak spot — men here can expect to live to 77.8, women to 80.9. Most journeys need a car (C): on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2022. Gartcosh has no Safety Grade, because Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime, and so no overall grade. Every other subject still has a grade below.
StrongestA−Cost of living
What makes Gartcosh stand out
The 3 things Gartcosh does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% 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.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 10% are 65 or over
Against 19% across Scotland’s towns
How Gartcosh grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Scotland), ordered by how far Gartcosh is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Gartcosh has no Safety Grade, because Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime, and so no overall grade. Every other subject still has a grade below.
Cost of livingRent £779 a monthA−Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesCOpen →Hazard risk2.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaCOpen →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →
SafetyNo street-level crime data–
Jobs & incomeNo small-area income data in Scotland–
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Bedlay Castle and 12 more in and around Gartcosh
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Gartcosh. Best known first.
CastleBedlay Castle1.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumSummerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life3.8 km outside town, to the southeastGardenGardenSeven Lochs Wetland Park1.1 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteBarclay3.7 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteClass 311 'Blue Train'3.9 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteGMAM Garratt Articulated locomotive 41123.7 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Bedlay Castle: Drawn by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life: Jayhoolihan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gartcosh.
HousingCost of living grade A−
Gartcosh is a town of owners: 84% of households own their home, above North Lanarkshire’s towns and Scotland’s towns
The social rented sector houses 8% of households. Private renters make up 5% of households, lower than both North Lanarkshire’s towns (9%) and Scotland’s towns (13%). Behind the median of £257,200: 279 sales in Gartcosh’s data zones, 2023 to 2025.
£257Kmedian sale
Median sale price · 2023 to 2025, at early-2025 prices
Gartcosh£257K
Typical UK town£277K
84%
of households own their home · Scotland 60%
5%
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.
SchoolsB+
School results in Gartcosh are better than in 66% of Scottish towns
The one school in town appears below. Its one primary school teaches 277 pupils.
B+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gartcosh Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 277 | – |
Scottish Government · school statistics and leavers’ results · The grade uses the secondaries its children go to; Scotland publishes no primary results by school.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 9% of Gartcosh’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in North Lanarkshire’s towns and across Scotland’s towns
Scotland’s Census was taken on 20 March 2022, a year after England and Wales’s lockdown census; 34% of workers were mainly at home, and shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove, above both North Lanarkshire’s towns (80%) and Scotland’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for just over a third of workers at the census. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.1%.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2022
Driving88%
Train8%
Bus1%
On foot1%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Scotland 44%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2022
1.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 26% of UK towns
Scotland’s Census 2022 (NRS), method of travel and distance to work · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Gartcosh than in North Lanarkshire’s towns or across Scotland’s towns: 3.7% of residents
A disability affects 15% of people in Gartcosh. 86% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both North Lanarkshire’s towns (75%) and Scotland’s towns (78%). Men in Gartcosh can expect to live to 77.8, women to 80.9 (2020–24).
86%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2022 | Gartcosh | North Lanarkshire | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 75% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 9% | 7.2% |
| Activities limited (health or disability) | 15% | 26% | 24% |
77.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2020–24)
80.9
life expectancy at birth, women
Scotland’s Census 2022, general health and disability · Public Health Scotland life expectancy by intermediate zone, 2020–24 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Gartcosh’s one listed building is Category C
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Gartcosh has 1 listed building inside its locality on Historic Environment Scotland’s list, all Category C.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic Environment Scotland
Category A0
Category B0
Category C1
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
Children make up 22% of Gartcosh, above North Lanarkshire’s towns and Scotland’s towns
10% of residents are 65 or over, below North Lanarkshire’s towns (18%) and Scotland’s towns (19%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%. Gartcosh has a median age of 36.2 years. Among adults, 39% have a degree.
36.2median age
GartcoshNorth LanarkshireScotland
Ages · share of residents
10%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship8%
Highers or similar11%
Degree level39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
| Gartcosh | North Lanarkshire | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 15% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 29% | 27% |
| 65+ | 10% | 18% | 19% |
| No qualifications | 9.4% | 21% | 17% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Highers or similar | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| Degree level | 39% | 23% | 32% |
Scotland’s Census 2022 · North Lanarkshire and Scotland: all residents of their towns · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gartcosh
14pages on Gartcosh
The big questions
SafetyNot graded · 0% live in Scotland’s most crime-deprived fifthCost of livingA−Median home £257K · rent £779 a monthSchoolsB+1 state schoolHealthCLife expectancy 77.8 (men), 80.9 (women)Work & commute48% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC2.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Gartcosh’s neighbours
The nearest towns and villages, from National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities. See them on the map →
ChrystonGlenboigMoodiesburnSteppsBargeddieCoatbridgeLenzieGartcosh
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gartcosh | 3,252 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Chryston | 3,257 | 1.3 | — | B | — | C− |
| Glenboig | 3,035 | 1.4 | — | A− | — | D |
| Moodiesburn | 6,706 | 1.6 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Stepps | 7,643 | 2.2 | — | A | — | C− |
| Bargeddie | 3,567 | 2.2 | — | A− | — | D |
| Coatbridge | 42,256 | 3.1 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Lenzie | 8,278 | 3.6 | — | B+ | — | A |
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 Gartcosh
How much is council tax in Gartcosh?
Band D council tax in Gartcosh 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.
Does Gartcosh flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Gartcosh
Town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gartcosh is a locality of 3,252 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
- 3,252 (Census 2022)
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Nation
- Scotland
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- NRS code
- S52000273
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.