Quarter
Quarter is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 750. There are 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Chatelherault, 3.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Quarter 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
3°CMist
- Today: 9° / 3° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:30
9h 2m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Hamilton, United Kingdom
Road safety
220 reported road collisions (2025)
104 killed or seriously injured · 296 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
72 food businesses within 2 miles
- 40 passed
- 14 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chatelherault (3.4 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chatelherault (3.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£186,196 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (3.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (3.6 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
50 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Ratho Park (2.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds2
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:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,490 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
11 jobs advertised · £23,571 avg
e.g. Freelance Driver, Delivery Driver, Courier
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
Nuclear 53% · Wind 47%
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:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government371 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth213 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK133 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately113 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after89 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Quarter, South Lanarkshire · 0.1 kmQuarter is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the hill above the Clyde Valley. The village is south of Eddlewood, Hamilton connected by carscallan road. To the west is the town Larkhall.
Quarter railway station · 0.8 kmQuarter railway station served the village of Quarter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1863 to 1945 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.
- Earnock · 1.3 km
Earnock was an ancient estate in an area south of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It extended from the western side of Strathaven Road to the western extremity of the Parish of Hamilton.
Hamilton (Scottish district) · 1.7 kmHamilton was a local government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996, lying to the south-east of the regional capital Glasgow.
- Cadzow Castle · 2.6 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…
- Meikle Earnock Halt railway station · 2.6 km
Meikle Earnock Halt railway station served the suburb of Meikle Earnock, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1863 to 1943 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Quarter?
- Quarter is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Quarter?
- Quarter has an approximate settlement population of 750.
- How deprived is Quarter?
- The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Quarter, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.