Nerston
Nerston is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 500. There are seven restaurants or cafés, one pharmacy, one supermarket, one park or green space, and six bus stops in the area, with the nearest railway station being East Kilbride, 2.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Nerston 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
- East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 18° / 12° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:39
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire East Kilbride, 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
295 food businesses within 2 miles
- 204 passed
- 24 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: East Kilbride (2.2 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from East Kilbride (2.3 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: 165.7p · Asda (4.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (4.7 km)
32 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
76 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: James Hamilton Heritage Loch Car Park (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Sports pitches15
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds9
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
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
- Schools2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,345 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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 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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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nerston?
- Nerston is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Nerston?
- Nerston has an approximate settlement population of 500.
- How deprived is Nerston?
- The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Nerston, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.