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Fernhill and Cathkin

Middle area

The north west of the South Lanarkshire. 4,493 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Fernhill and Cathkin live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,532
1,762nd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Fernhill and Cathkin

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How Fernhill and Cathkin compares

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Population82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 2,308 to 6,163. The middle area is 3,847. Fernhill and Cathkin is 4,532.
4,53221st most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 0.0% to 77.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Fernhill and Cathkin is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 16.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.2%. Fernhill and Cathkin is 99.3%.
99.3%13th highest
Claimant rate82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 0.3% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Fernhill and Cathkin is 4.7%.
4.7%7th highest

What is the population of Fernhill and Cathkin?

Fernhill and Cathkin had 4,532 usual residents at the census.

Fernhill and Cathkin is the 1,762nd 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 Fernhill and Cathkin 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
Fernhill and Cathkin in brief

Fernhill and Cathkin had 4,532 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Fernhill and Cathkin live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fernhill and Cathkin, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fernhill and Cathkin, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.