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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
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

10°CMist

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Air quality

52US AQI · Moderate

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
  • 23 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

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: 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

75 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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Nerston · 0.2 km

    Nerston is a village situated on the northern green-belt boundary of the new town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  • Playsport Arena · 0.5 km

    Playsport Arena is a two-stage sports and entertainment arena in East Kilbride, Scotland. The main arena has a seating capacity for 6,000 spectators. The arena's main tenants are the Caledonia Gladiators basketball te…

  • Calderwood, East Kilbride · 1.2 km

    Calderwood is a neighbourhood of the Scottish new town of East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It lies in its north-eastern area and is one of the largest areas of the town.

  • Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & the West · 1.2 km

    Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & the West is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Glasgow and West Centra…

  • Hunter House Museum · 1.4 km

    Hunter House Museum was a museum in Calderwood, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  • Kilbride Castle · 1.4 km

    Kilbride Castle was a Norman castle of the Lords of Kilbride held by the de Valognes family, which became a seat of the Comyn family and has also been called Comyn's Castle. Robert the Bruce awarded it to Walter Stewa…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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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.