Viewpark
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.829, -4.058 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 71 61 |
| Population: | 16,020 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 (Coatbridge) |
Viewpark is a residential village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, sitting to the east of Glasgow between Bellshill and Uddingston. It grew up as a 19th–20th century industrial community centred on coal mining and the nearby steelworks, and much of its housing and street pattern reflects that working-class, post‑industrial heritage.
Today Viewpark feels like a commuter suburb with good road and public‑transport links (easy access to the M8 motorway), local shops, community centres and sports clubs, and pockets of parkland within reach - including Strathclyde Country Park a short drive away. Regeneration and mixed housing have diversified the local economy and population, while a strong sense of community and local history remains important to residents.
Postcode districts covering Viewpark
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 7.5 miles
- Paisley 14.4 miles
- East Kilbride 7 miles
- Livingston 20.7 miles
- Hamilton 4 miles
- Cumbernauld 8.7 miles
- Kilmarnock 23 miles
- Coatbridge 2.3 miles
- Stirling 20.7 miles
- Airdrie 4.3 miles
- Falkirk 15.8 miles
- Motherwell 3.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thorniewood Ward 0.7 miles
- Uddingston Place 1.1 miles
- Bothwell and Uddingston Ward 1.4 miles
- Bothwell Place 1.6 miles
- Coatbridge West Ward 1.7 miles
- Bellshill Place 1.7 miles
- Bargeddie Place 1.9 miles
- Coatbridge South Ward 2 miles
- Coatbridge Place 2.3 miles
- Blantyre Place 2.7 miles
- Coatbridge North Ward 2.8 miles
- Baillieston Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Viewpark
G71 6LU, G71 6HW, G71 5HT, G71 6JA, ML4 3GA, G71 5LR, G71 5HS, G71 5QJ, G71 6AR … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 14.8 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 27.9 miles
- Uddingston Rail Station 1.2 miles
- Bellshill Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Viewpark Ad
- Crossbasket Castle 5 4.1 miles
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 2.9 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 1 mile
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 2.7 miles
- The Parkville Hotel 2.7 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 1.9 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Mondo Hotel 4 2.6 miles
Schools in Viewpark
- Aitkenhead Primary School Primary
- Fallside School Special
- St John Paul II Primary Primary
- Tannochside Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gartsherrie House Estate 2.6 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 2.8 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 2.9 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 3.2 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 4.4 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 4.5 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 5.9 miles
- People's Palace Museum 7.1 miles
- Hampden Park Stadium 7.5 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 7.7 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 7.8 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 7.9 miles