Local servicesGP surgeryKilbryde Hospice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEaglesham Primary Schoolright herePrimaryJackton Primary School1.3 miSecondaryMearns Castle High School2.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA11 miRailway stationThorntonhall2.2 miBus stationBus StationEast Kilbride4.0 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing8.1 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G76 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G76 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 33 min4:32 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 1 min8:44 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,101 residentsin the Eaglesham and Waterfoot census areaMedian age 46.62,137 households84% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,407 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,539 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesCommonpark · under a mile · 10 haBonnyton Moor Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 51 haK Woodlandpark · 2.3 mi · 16 haLanglands Mosspark · 3.4 mi · 37 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199945 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202543 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,197 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation161 m528 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 237 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
