Jackton

11°COvercast

• Today: 15° / 10° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:42

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

54US AQI · Moderate

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)

147 food businesses within 2 miles

• 105 passed
• 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hairmyres (1.6 km)
• 9 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 (10.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (10.5 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

37 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Gilmour Street, Eaglesham (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds22

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)

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

93% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 63% · Wind 18% · Solar 10% · Imports 7%

2 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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  Jackton · 0.3 km

  Jackton is a suburban village lying on the western periphery of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, on the B764 Eaglesham Road connecting it to the village of Eaglesham. It is also adjacent to Thorntonhall, and the tw…

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  Jackton distillery · 0.7 km

  Jackton Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The distillery was founded in 2020 by the Kean family and is located on the O'Cathain Farm. It takes its name from the nearb…

• Mossneuk · 1.1 km

  Mossneuk is predominantly a residential suburb situated in the south-western area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. It takes its name from the former Mossneuk farm, the buildings of which stoo…

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  Hairmyres · 1.2 km

  Hairmyres is an area of the town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on the west side of the town, on the historical main road to Eaglesham and Kilmarnock. Nearby roads connect Hairmyres to…

• Newlandsmuir · 1.5 km

  Newlandsmuir is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire.

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  Hairmyres railway station · 1.6 km

  Hairmyres railway station is a railway station between the Hairmyres and Peel Park areas of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride–G…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)