Waterfoot is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.

What is the population of Waterfoot?

Waterfoot has an approximate settlement population of 1,260.

How deprived is Waterfoot?

The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Waterfoot, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Waterfoot

Waterfoot is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,260. It has 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Thorntonhall, 1.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Waterfoot 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

6°CCloudy

Today: 9° / 3° · 17% rain
Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:31

9h 2m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

41US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glasgow Nithsdale Road, 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

156 food businesses within 2 miles

139 passed
5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Busby (1.8 km)
4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Busby (1.8 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)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 170.7p · Asda (7.2 km)
Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (7.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

67 charging locations within ~8 km

17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 350 kW
Nearest: Mary Young Place Car Park (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches21
Golf courses1
Playgrounds4

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

Blair McDougall

Labour

East Renfrewshire

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

Schools7
Parks & greens13
Restaurants & cafés1

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

e.g. Brand Ambassador/Product Trainer

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 57% · Wind 43%

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 East Renfrewshire:

Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government363 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth152 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately125 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks120 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills117 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire · 0.6 km
Waterfoot is a hamlet in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is on the B767 road between Clarkston and Eaglesham, which are 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north and south respectively, while Newton Mearns is about 2 miles (3 km)…
Williamwood High School · 0.9 km
Williamwood High School is a non-denominational state secondary school in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. As of 2024, the school contained 1678 pupils out of a capacity of 1710, making it one of the biggest st…
Mearns Castle · 1.6 km
Mearns Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, south of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building. The castle has been restored and is now part of the Maxwell Mearns Castl…
Busby, East Renfrewshire · 1.7 km
Busby is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Busby is in the Greater Glasgow urban area, but is administratively separate from Glasgow. It lies on the White Cart Water six miles south of Glasgow city centre and…
Busby railway station · 1.8 km
Busby railway station is a railway station serving the village of Busby, East Renfrewshire. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride–Glasgow Central line.
A726 road · 1.9 km
The A726 road in Scotland is a major route with several distinct sections with different characteristics and names; owing to its stages of construction, since 2005 it has two separate parts, the first running between…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Waterfoot?: Waterfoot is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Waterfoot?: Waterfoot has an approximate settlement population of 1,260.
How deprived is Waterfoot?: The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Waterfoot, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.