Springburn/Robroyston
Ward in Glasgow City, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.889, -4.201 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 62 68 |
| Dialling code: | 0141 (Glasgow) |
The ward centred on Springburn and Robroyston sits in north Glasgow, Scotland. Historically Springburn was a major centre of locomotive manufacture, home to large works such as the North British Locomotive Company, and that industrial past is still visible in the built environment and local identity; the area also benefits from parks and green corridors, notably Springburn Park, that give it a mix of urban and semi‑rural character.
Today the neighbourhood combines older council housing with newer developments around Robroyston, and has seen investment in transport and amenities - including the reopening of Robroyston railway station and good access to the M80 - which supports commuting and regeneration. Local services such as Stobhill Hospital, active community groups and ongoing regeneration projects sit alongside persistent economic and social challenges left by deindustrialisation, giving the ward a complex but resilient character.
Postcode districts covering Springburn/Robroyston
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Paisley 9.2 miles14.8 km
- East Kilbride 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Hamilton 9.9 miles16 km
- Cumbernauld 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Kilmarnock 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Coatbridge 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Greenock 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Stirling 19 miles30.5 km
- Airdrie 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Falkirk 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Motherwell 10.7 miles17.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Bishopbriggs South Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Bishopbriggs Place 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Dennistoun Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stepps Place 2.2 miles3.5 km
- East Centre Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Canal Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Auchinloch Place 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- North East Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Glasgow Place 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Calton Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Lenzie Place 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Springburn/Robroyston
G33 1RQ, G33 1RA, G21 3UP, G33 1PQ, G21 4LX, G21 3SR, G21 4AA, G21 4NE, G21 4BF … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 30.2 miles48.6 km
- Barnhill Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Springburn Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels near Springburn/Robroyston Ad
- The Pipers' Tryst Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dakota Glasgow 5 3 miles4.9 km
- Babbity Bowsters 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Moxy Glasgow Merchant City 4 2.5 miles4 km
- AC Hotel by Marriott Glasgow 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Maldron Hotel Glasgow City 4 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Clayton Hotel Glasgow 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Social Hub Glasgow 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Apex City of Glasgow Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
Schools in Springburn/Robroyston
- All Saints Secondary School Secondary
- Balornock Primary School Primary
- Elmvale Primary School & Nursery Class Primary
- Melville-Knox Christian School, Glasgow Independent - primary
- Springburn Academy Secondary
- St Catherine's Primary School Primary
- St Martha's Primary School Primary
- Wallacewell Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Museum of Piping Museum 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Firhill Stadium Stadium 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Celtic Park Stadium 2.7 miles4.4 km
- People's Palace Museum 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Ferry Theatre 3.4 miles5.5 km
- University of Glasgow Library University 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Hunterian Art Gallery University 3.6 miles5.7 km
- University of Glasgow University 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum 3.8 miles6.2 km