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Symington (South Lanarkshire)

Symington (South Lanarkshire) is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,500 and 11 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Symington (South Lanarkshire) 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
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
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

8°CFog

  • Today: 10° / 7° · 32% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:37

9h 20m 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 Lanark, 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

12 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 8 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Carstairs (11.1 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£186,196 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Detached£380,098
Semi-detached£225,251
Terraced£165,679
Flat£105,640

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: Kirkstyle (5.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

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

David Mundell

Conservative

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7

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

1 jobs advertised · £10,000 avg

e.g. Cleaner (Term Time) - Symington Primary School - SOA13213 - SOA13213

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

Wind 72% · Nuclear 28%

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 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Symington, South Lanarkshire · 0.2 km

    Symington is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Biggar, 10 miles (16 km) east of Douglas and 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Carluke. Geographical features near Symington include…

  • Symington railway station · 1.1 km

    Symington railway station served the village of Symington in Scotland between 1848 and 1965. It was on the main line of the Caledonian Railway and for most of its life was the junction for the branch to Peebles.

  • Coulter railway station · 2.7 km

    Coulter railway station served the village of Coulter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1860 to 1965 on the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway.

  • Coulter, South Lanarkshire · 3.1 km

    Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a s…

  • Unthank, South Lanarkshire · 3.3 km

    Unthank is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  • Lamington Tower · 3.5 km

    Lamington Tower was a 16th-century tower house, constructed by William Baillie of Lamington, near Lamington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The tower house was occupied until the 18th century when it was blown up to pro…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Symington (South Lanarkshire)?
Symington (South Lanarkshire) is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
How deprived is Symington (South Lanarkshire)?
The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Symington (South Lanarkshire), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.