Waterfoot

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• Today: 10° / 3° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:27Sunset 16:33

9h 6m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

48US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glasgow Nithsdale Road, United Kingdom

63 reported road collisions (2025)

26 killed or seriously injured · 82 casualties · 6.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

156 food businesses within 2 miles

• 139 passed
• 5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£303,413 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across East Renfrewshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• 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

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

• Sports pitches21
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

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)

• Schools7
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Brand Ambassador/Product Trainer

Source: Adzuna

£896 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% 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

Nuclear 72% · Wind 23% · Solar 5% · Imports 0%

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:

• 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

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  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)…

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  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…

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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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  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…

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  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.

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  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…

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