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East Kilbride South

Ward

The north west of the South Lanarkshire. About 17,807 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 33% of people in East Kilbride South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
17,041
427th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
33%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How East Kilbride South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

East Kilbride SouthMiddle
Population20 wards, South Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 13,081 to 20,724. The middle area is 15,864. East Kilbride South is 17,041.
17,0417th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, South Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 0.0% to 56.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. East Kilbride South is 33.0%.
33%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, South Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 54.8% to 99.7%. The middle area is 94.4%. East Kilbride South is 95.8%.
95.8%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, South Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 1.2% to 4.0%. The middle area is 3.0%. East Kilbride South is 2.4%.
2.4%5th lowest

What is the population of East Kilbride South?

East Kilbride South had 17,041 usual residents at the census.

East Kilbride South is the 427th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Lanarkshire and not East Kilbride South alone. See South Lanarkshire

Average house price
£186,196
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,126
118th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 25th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
334,330
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
East Kilbride South in brief

East Kilbride South had 17,041 usual residents at the census.

About 33% of people in East Kilbride South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Kilbride South, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Kilbride South, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.