Strathaven

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 16° / 11° · 82% rain
• Tomorrow: 14° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:38

12h 54m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Hamilton, 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)

77 food businesses within 2 miles

• 52 passed
• 8 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 23 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 (8.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (10.8 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Common Green Car Park, Strathaven (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds9

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)

• Schools4
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

46 jobs advertised · £29,247 avg

e.g. Become a Chemistry Tutor in Glassford – Flexible & Remote, Freelance Driver, Class 1 Container driver

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

Wind 89% · Nuclear 11%

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 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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  Strathaven Academy · 0.2 km

  Strathaven Academy is a non-denominational secondary school in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  Strathaven Public Hall · 0.2 km

  Strathaven Public Hall, also referred to as the Old Town Hall, Strathaven, is a municipal building in Kirk Street, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The structure, which serves as a scout and guide centre, is a…

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  Strathaven · 0.2 km

  Strathaven is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. It is 7.5 kilometres south of Hamilton. The Powmillon Burn runs through the town centre, and joins the Avo…

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  Strathaven Castle · 0.3 km

  Strathaven Castle is located in the centre of the small town of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ruin is closed to the public and has been for 5 years. A Friends of Strathaven Castle Group was set up in…

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  Strathaven Central railway station · 0.4 km

  Strathaven Central or Strathaven was a railway station on the Darvel and Strathaven Railway serving the town of Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station opened as an extension of the line from Stonehouse…

• Strathaven railway station (1863–1904) · 1.0 km

  Strathaven North railway station served Flemington, a neighbourhood of Strathaven in Scotland, from 1863 to 1904 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)