Cumbernauld North
Ward in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.954, -4.006 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 74 75 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 (Coatbridge) |
Cumbernauld North covers the northern reaches of the post‑war new town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, sitting beside the M80 corridor and within easy commuting range of Glasgow and Stirling. It combines suburban residential neighbourhoods with significant business and light industrial estates, so it has a mix of local employment alongside commuter households.
The ward still shows the imprint of the 1950s–60s new‑town planning set into an older landscape, and the wider area contains historic features linked to the Roman frontier, notably the Antonine Wall. Local life is centred on schools, community facilities and ongoing regeneration efforts aimed at improving housing, public spaces and town‑centre amenities.
Postcode districts covering Cumbernauld North
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 11.4 miles
- Paisley 17.9 miles
- East Kilbride 15.1 miles
- Livingston 18.8 miles
- Hamilton 12.8 miles
- Cumbernauld 0.3 miles
- Dunfermline 23.1 miles
- Coatbridge 6.6 miles
- Stirling 11.8 miles
- Airdrie 6.2 miles
- Falkirk 9 miles
- Motherwell 11.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cumbernauld Place 0.3 miles
- Dullatur Place 1 mile
- Cumbernauld South Ward 1.1 miles
- Croy Place 1.4 miles
- Kilsyth Place 2.7 miles
- Cumbernauld East Ward 2.8 miles
- Banknock Place 3.1 miles
- Twechar Place 3.2 miles
- Greengairs and Wattston Place 3.6 miles
- Haggs and Longcroft Place 4 miles
- Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn Ward 4 miles
- Moodiesburn Place 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Cumbernauld North
G68 9FH, G68 0JZ, G68 9GD, G68 9EA, G68 0GR, G68 0AD, G68 9LN, G68 9AW, G68 9NF … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 17.5 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 24.5 miles
- Croy Station 1.2 miles
- Cumbernauld Station 1.3 miles
Hotels in Cumbernauld North Ad
- Castlecary Hotel 3
- Coachman Hotel 3
- Glasgow Westerwood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4
- Black Bull with Rooms lower
- Black Bull with Rooms-Upper
- Premier Inn Glasgow - Cumbernauld 3
Schools in Cumbernauld North
- Craighalbert-Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments Special
- Cumbernauld Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) Primary
- St Maurice's High School Secondary
- Westfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 1.4 miles
- Kilsyth Hills Mountains 4.4 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 6.3 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 6.5 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles
- Ochilview Park Stadium 9 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 9.5 miles
- Touch House Estate 10.1 miles
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 10.3 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 10.6 miles
- Lower Polmaise Estate 11.2 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 11.2 miles