Nerston
Middle areaThe north west of the South Lanarkshire. 6,029 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 26 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Nerston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Nerston
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How Nerston compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Nerston?
Nerston had 5,262 usual residents at the census.
Nerston is the 2,044th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire
These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Lanarkshire and not Nerston alone. See South Lanarkshire
Nerston in brief
Nerston had 5,262 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Nerston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Nerston, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Nerston, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.