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Chryston and Muirhead

Middle area

The west of the North Lanarkshire. 4,330 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Chryston and Muirhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,249
1,666th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Chryston and Muirhead

Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

Crime across North Lanarkshire

How Chryston and Muirhead compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population84 middle areas, North Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Lanarkshire84 areas from 2,173 to 6,242. The middle area is 3,870. Chryston and Muirhead is 4,249.
4,24933rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares84 middle areas, North Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Lanarkshire84 areas from 0.0% to 83.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Chryston and Muirhead is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage84 middle areas, North Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Lanarkshire84 areas from 52.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 94.6%. Chryston and Muirhead is 93.8%.
93.8%joint 36th lowest
Claimant rate84 middle areas, North Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Lanarkshire84 areas from 0.8% to 6.1%. The middle area is 3.0%. Chryston and Muirhead is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 25th lowest

What is the population of Chryston and Muirhead?

Chryston and Muirhead had 4,249 usual residents at the census.

Chryston and Muirhead is the 1,666th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of North Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Lanarkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Lanarkshire and not Chryston and Muirhead alone. See North Lanarkshire

Average house price
£161,163
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,070
119th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.9×
Joint 6th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
343,930
Up 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Chryston and Muirhead in brief

Chryston and Muirhead had 4,249 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Chryston and Muirhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chryston and Muirhead, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chryston and Muirhead, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.