Blantyre

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• Today: 17° / 10° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:44

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

60US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Blantyre, United Kingdom

253 reported road collisions (2024)

114 killed or seriously injured · 379 casualties · 7.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

368 food businesses within 2 miles

• 254 passed
• 37 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Blantyre (0.5 km)
• 34 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£186,771 average▲ 6.4% YoY

Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (0.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (0.2 km)

36 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

79 charging locations within ~8 km

• 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Glenfruin Road (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches26
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds13

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

Michael Shanks

Labour

Rutherglen

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 24
• Con 5
• LD 3
• Grn 1
• Ref 3
• Oth 25

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

• Schools9
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens177
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

121 jobs advertised · £30,808 avg

e.g. Online History Tutor - Part Time, Freelance Driver, Online FCE First Certificate in English Tutor - Part Time

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 67% · Nuclear 33%

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 Rutherglen:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s316 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership290 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth254 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test215 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office210 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Blantyre, South Lanarkshire · 0.4 km

  Blantyre is a town and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of 16,900. It is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Rotten Calder to the west, the Park Burn to the east and the Rotten B…

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  Blantyre railway station · 0.5 km

  Blantyre railway station serves the burgh of Blantyre, near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Argyle Line, 14 km south east of Glasgow Central railway station. Passenger services are provid…

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  Calderside Academy · 0.5 km

  Calderside Academy is a Scottish secondary school in Blantyre. It was created by merging two local secondary schools on the land where Blantyre High School was. The school opened in January 2008 and was ceremonially o…

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  Blantyre Victoria F.C. · 0.9 km

  Blantyre Victoria Football Club, also known as Blantyre Vics, are a Scottish association football club based in the town of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire. Formed in 1889, they play at KG Stadium. They currently compete…

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  David Livingstone Birthplace Museum · 0.9 km

  The David Livingstone Birthplace Museum is a biographical museum in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, dedicated to the life and work of the explorer and missionary David Livingstone. The museum is operated by the…

• Blantyre Celtic F.C. · 1.1 km

  Blantyre Celtic Football Club was a Scottish football club Blantyre, South Lanarkshire which played under the auspices of the Scottish Junior Football Association.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)