Rutherglen

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• Today: 13° / 8° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:21Sunset 16:39

9h 18m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

57US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Rutherglen, United Kingdom

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 303 passed
• 52 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Rutherglen (0.2 km)
• 69 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£186,196 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (7.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (1.9 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 32 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: King Street, Rutherglen (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches23
• Playgrounds11

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

Michael Shanks

Labour

Rutherglen

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens298
• Restaurants & cafés31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

72 jobs advertised · £42,394 avg

e.g. Site Manager, SWRK 5785 - G2 Senior Social Care Worker - 492825, Electrical Controls engineer

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

Nuclear 50% · Wind 50%

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 Rutherglen:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government303 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth254 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK108 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after105 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately98 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Rutherglen Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Rutherglen Town Hall is a municipal facility on the north side of Main Street in Rutherglen, Scotland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Rutherglen Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building.

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  Rutherglen Castle · 0.1 km

  Rutherglen Castle was located where Castle Street meets King Street in Rutherglen, Scotland. It was a large and important castle, having been built in the 13th century; the walls were reportedly 5 feet thick.

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  Rutherglen · 0.1 km

  Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of Glasgow, three miles from the city. The town is directly south of the River Clyde. Having previously existed as a separate Lanarkshire bur…

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  CamGlen Radio · 0.2 km

  CamGlen Radio is a local radio station based in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It started broadcasting a full-time service on 19 March 2015.

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  Rutherglen railway station · 0.3 km

  Rutherglen railway station is in the town centre of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lies on the Argyle Line. The station is served by a single island platform, connected to the street by a footbridge.

• Shawfield Amateurs F.C. · 0.4 km

  Shawfield Amateurs Football Club were a Scottish football team located in the town of Rutherglen that competed in the Scottish Amateur Football League, and also the Scottish Cup in the 1940s and 1950s.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)