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
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
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:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership343 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s317 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office249 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth212 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test181 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
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 kmChatelherault 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 kmChatelherault 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 kmBarncluith 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 kmThe 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.