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Transport in South Lanarkshire

Hamilton Central is a 31-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.5 km

Hamilton Central
Rail
2.5 km
Chatelherault
Rail
2.8 km
Hamilton West
Rail
3.2 km
Merryton
Rail
3.9 km
Larkhall
Rail
4.3 km
Airbles
Rail
4.6 km
Motherwell
Rail
5.4 km
Blantyre
Rail
5.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in South Lanarkshire

GPs make up most of the mapped places

28 GPs · 17 Libraries · 11 Museums · 68 in all

GPs28
Libraries17
Museums11
Hospitals10
Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of South Lanarkshire

Coordinates55.7511, -4.0410

Postcodes

8,739

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South Lanarkshire

Area IMD profile

This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.

Around average

Mean decile 5.24 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.24 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).