East Kilbride

10°CMist

• Today: 16° / 9° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:44

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

35US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire East Kilbride, 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)

406 food businesses within 2 miles

• 282 passed
• 33 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: East Kilbride (0.3 km)
• 68 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 (6.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (6.2 km)

27 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

44 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Civic Centre Car Park, East Kilbride (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches32
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds36

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

Joani Reid

Labour

East Kilbride and Strathaven

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)

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens49
• Restaurants & cafés25

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

105 jobs advertised · £38,866 avg

e.g. Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor, People Services and Executive Administrator, Care Assistant

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 57% · Nuclear 43%

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 East Kilbride and Strathaven:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership325 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth258 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test247 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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  East Kilbride · 0.0 km

  East Kilbride, often referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "n…

• The Village, East Kilbride · 0.1 km

  'The Village' is the modern but long-established and formal name for the oldest known nucleus of settlement in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This 'old town' component was partially preserved and is dis…

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  East Kilbride Civic Centre · 0.2 km

  East Kilbride Civic Centre is a municipal building in Cornwall Street, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The structure was the headquarters of East Kilbride District Council.

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  East Kilbride railway station · 0.3 km

  East Kilbride railway station serves the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and it is a terminus on the former Busby Railway. The station is 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) s…

• West Mains, East Kilbride · 0.4 km

  West Mains is an area of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  East Kilbride Thistle F.C. · 0.4 km

  East Kilbride Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Nicknamed The Jags, they were formed in 1968 and play at the Showpark, situated in…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)