Newton Mearns

10°CMist

• Today: 16° / 9° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:42

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glasgow Waulkmillglen Reservoir, United Kingdom

56 reported road collisions (2024)

19 killed or seriously injured · 67 casualties · 5.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

93 food businesses within 2 miles

• 75 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Patterton (1.9 km)
• 28 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£295,309 average▲ 5.3% YoY

Across East Renfrewshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.3 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

49 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 200 kW
• Nearest: The Avenue Shopping Centre (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches11
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds47

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

99,840 residents in East Renfrewshire

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Blair McDougall

Labour

East Renfrewshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Independent coalition

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

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens35
• Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,060 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

66 jobs advertised · £29,858 avg

e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Newton Mearns – Flexible Schedule, Online Secondary school Tutoring Job in Newton Mearns – Flexible Schedule, Accuracy Checking Dispensing Assistant/Technician

Source: Adzuna

£896 median full-time weekly pay

1.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,752 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Nuclear 47%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• 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 Renfrewshire:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s454 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership257 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office197 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test169 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth152 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Newton Mearns · 0.2 km

  Newton Mearns is a town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Glasgow City Centre on historically the main road to Ayrshire, 410 feet (125 m) above sea level.…

• Glasgow Reform Synagogue · 0.2 km

  Glasgow Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish synagogue, located in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism and is the only Refo…

• Mearns Castle High School · 1.1 km

  Mearns Castle High School is a secondary school situated on Waterfoot Road in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland roughly seven miles from Glasgow. It was built in 1978, and pupils from Eaglesham Primary, Kirkh…

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  Capelrig House · 1.5 km

  Capelrig House is an 18th-century house in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, upon whose lands is situated Eastwood High School. The house is protected as a Category A listed building.

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  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…

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  Eastwood High School, Newton Mearns · 1.7 km

  Eastwood High School is a comprehensive, non-denominational school located centrally in East Renfrewshire to the south of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the successor schools to Eastwood Senior Secondary School which…

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