Biggar

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• Today: 7° / 4° · 43% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:27

8h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom

220 reported road collisions (2025)

104 killed or seriously injured · 296 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

49 food businesses within 2 miles

• 30 passed
• 7 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£186,196 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7 kW
• Nearest: Kirkstyle (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches9
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

334,330 residents in South Lanarkshire

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Around the average in Scotland

10% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 20% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

David Mundell

Conservative

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

13 jobs advertised · £32,745 avg

e.g. Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, Class 1 Driver, Team Member

Source: Adzuna

£798 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,682 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 41%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government277 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks165 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills161 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately154 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth110 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Biggar High School · 0.1 km

  Biggar High School is a secondary school located in the town of Biggar, South Lanarkshire.

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  Biggar Castle · 0.2 km

  Biggar Castle was a 12th-century castle in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It appears to have been abandoned by the 14th century.

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  Biggar Corn Exchange · 0.2 km

  Biggar Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The structure, which is now used as a theatre, is a Category B listed building.

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  Kello Hospital · 0.3 km

  Kello Hospital is a health facility in John's Loan, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

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  Biggar railway station (Scotland) · 0.4 km

  Biggar railway station served the town of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1860 to 1950 on the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway.

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  Biggar, South Lanarkshire · 0.6 km

  Biggar is a town, parish and former burgh in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the Southern Uplands near the River Clyde on the A702. The closest neighbouring towns are Lanark, Peebles and Carluke.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)