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Ferniegair

Ferniegair is a settlement in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has 10 bus stops and one restaurant or café, with Chatelherault railway station located 0.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ferniegair area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Lanarkshire area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
South Lanarkshire
County
Lanarkshire
Constituency
Lanark and Hamilton East
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

11°CModerate rain

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 89% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Air quality

84US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Hamilton, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

458 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 335 passed
  • 45 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Chatelherault (0.4 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Chatelherault (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£186,771 average 6.4% YoY

Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-06

Detached£388,010
Semi-detached£225,031
Terraced£164,347
Flat£105,299

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (6.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (6.1 km)

24 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

67 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Chatelherault Station, Hamilton (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches7
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

334,330 residents in South Lanarkshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Your MP

Imogen Walker

Labour

Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

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)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

96 jobs advertised · £34,755 avg

e.g. Customer Expert - Public Sector, Service Excellence Specialists - Easyjet, Welder

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 85% · Nuclear 16%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamilton and Clyde Valley:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ferniegair · 0.1 km

    Ferniegair is a village across the Avon Water from Hamilton, on the A72 road to Larkhall in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  • Chatelherault railway station · 0.4 km

    Chatelherault railway station serves the villages of Ferniegair and Allanton on the outskirts of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is named Chatelherault after the nearby Chatelherault Country Park.

  • Chatelherault Country Park · 0.7 km

    Chatelherault Country Park is a country park in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located in the village of Ferniegair, 1+1⁄4 miles from Hamilton town centre. On the west side of the park, runs the Avon, a…

  • Cadzow Castle · 1.0 km

    Cadzow Castle, now in ruins, was constructed between 1500 and 1550 at a site one mile south-east of the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The earlier medieval settlement of Hamilton was formerly known a…

  • Barncluith · 1.1 km

    Barncluith is an area of Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Barncluith forms the south-eastern part of the town, between the urban centre and the Avon Water. It lies either side of Carlisle Road (A72), which lea…

  • A723 road · 1.5 km

    The A723 road in Scotland runs through South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire, serving as a main route within Strathaven, Hamilton and Motherwell, facilitating access to the M74 motorway and M8 motorway for the commu…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ferniegair?
Ferniegair is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
How deprived is Ferniegair?
The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Ferniegair, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.