Hamilton

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 10° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · 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

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Hamilton, 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)

418 food businesses within 2 miles

• 256 passed
• 54 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hamilton Central (0.8 km)
• 58 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 (4.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (4.9 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

65 charging locations within ~8 km

• 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Duke Street Multi Storey Car Park, Hamilton (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres8
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches40
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

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

Imogen Walker

Labour

Hamilton and Clyde Valley

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)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

232 jobs advertised · £35,713 avg

e.g. Welder, Service Excellence Specialists - Easyjet, Sheet Metal Worker

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 88% · Nuclear 10% · Solar 2%

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 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

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  Barncluith · 0.5 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…

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  Hamilton Central railway station · 0.8 km

  Hamilton Central railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. It is situated in the town centre, adjacent to the Hamilton bus station, as well as the Regent Shopping Centre…

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  Hamilton bus station · 0.8 km

  Hamilton Bus Station is a bus station that serves Hamilton, a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  Hamilton Old Parish Church · 1.1 km

  Hamilton Old Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church serving part of the Burgh of Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is notable for its Georgian architecture and the church and grounds are Categor…

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  Hamilton Grammar School · 1.2 km

  Hamilton Grammar School is a secondary school serving Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

• Battle of Hieton · 1.2 km

  The Battle of Hieton was fought on the 1 December 1650 between a force of Scottish Remonstrants under Colonel Gilbert Ker and 1,000 English commanded by Major-general John Lambert. The site of the battle was by the Ca…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)