# Hamilton

Town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. About 52,615 people.

Town. Code S45000396. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)

Hamilton is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Hamilton add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Population: 51,293** (2021). Hamilton had 51,293 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 212th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hamilton#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Hamilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hamilton#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.7%** (January 2026). In Hamilton, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hamilton#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In Hamilton, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hamilton#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000396) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Hamilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S45000396) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Lanarkshire, where most of this town lies. The outline is Hamilton.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000396) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Lanarkshire, where most of this town lies. The outline is Hamilton.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000396) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hamilton had 51,293 usual residents at the census.

## How Hamilton compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Hamilton | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 51,293 | 9th most populated | 117 towns, Scotland · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 117 towns, Scotland · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.7% | 41st lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.2% | joint 50th highest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Hamilton?

Hamilton had 51,293 usual residents at the census.
Hamilton is the 212th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in Hamilton

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Burnbank Central and Udston - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020129) | 665 | – | – | 95.1% |
| [Burnbank Central and Udston - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020130) | 510 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Burnbank Central and Udston - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020131) | 652 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Burnbank Central and Udston - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020132) | 549 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Burnbank Central and Udston - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020133) | 409 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Burnbank Central and Udston - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020134) | 836 | – | – | 91.5% |
| [Burnbank Central and Udston - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020135) | 488 | – | – | 83.3% |
| [Burnbank North - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020122) | 966 | – | – | 86.9% |
| [Burnbank North - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020123) | 376 | – | – | 98.7% |
| [Burnbank North - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020125) | 948 | – | – | 89.9% |
| [Burnbank South and Chantinghall - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020136) | 641 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Burnbank South and Chantinghall - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020137) | 706 | – | – | 91.0% |
| [Burnbank South and Chantinghall - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020138) | 624 | – | – | 60.2% |
| [Burnbank South and Chantinghall - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020139) | 743 | – | – | 98.9% |
| [Burnbank South and Chantinghall - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020140) | 969 | – | – | 87.8% |
| [Earnock - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020087) | 890 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Earnock - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020088) | 1,019 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Earnock - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020089) | 486 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Earnock - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020090) | 630 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Earnock - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020091) | 507 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Earnock - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020092) | 592 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Earnock - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020093) | 1,114 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Earnock - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020094) | 712 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Eddlewood - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020045) | 601 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Eddlewood - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020046) | 859 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Eddlewood - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020047) | 734 | – | – | 98.8% |
| [Eddlewood - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020048) | 624 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Eddlewood - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020049) | 747 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020061) | 868 | – | – | 79.2% |
| [Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020062) | 1,087 | – | – | 46.7% |
| [Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020063) | 890 | – | – | 72.6% |
| [Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020064) | 972 | – | – | 71.3% |
| [Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020065) | 426 | – | – | 53.3% |
| [Hillhouse - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020095) | 803 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Hillhouse - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020096) | 951 | – | – | 93.6% |
| [Hillhouse - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020097) | 850 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Hillhouse - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020098) | 848 | – | – | 98.6% |
| [Hillhouse - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020099) | 799 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Laighstonehall - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020066) | 602 | – | – | 97.7% |
| [Laighstonehall - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020067) | 683 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Laighstonehall - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020068) | 650 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Laighstonehall - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020069) | 732 | – | – | 91.6% |
| [Laighstonehall - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020070) | 884 | – | – | 82.5% |
| [Low Waters - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020050) | 718 | – | – | 98.4% |
| [Low Waters - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020051) | 884 | – | – | 91.1% |
| [Low Waters - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020052) | 663 | – | – | 92.7% |
| [Low Waters - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020053) | 925 | – | – | 77.6% |
| [Nerston - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020260) | 769 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Silvertonhill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020054) | 905 | – | – | 94.7% |
| [Silvertonhill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020055) | 735 | – | – | 94.9% |
| [Silvertonhill - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020056) | 634 | – | – | 93.4% |
| [Silvertonhill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020057) | 638 | – | – | 88.4% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020078) | 522 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020079) | 571 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020080) | 584 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020081) | 829 | – | – | 93.5% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020082) | 604 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020083) | 441 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020084) | 968 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020085) | 756 | – | – | 88.0% |
| [Torheads and Little Earnock - 09](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020086) | 581 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Whitehill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020141) | 445 | – | – | 54.9% |
| [Whitehill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020142) | 657 | – | – | 85.2% |
| [Whitehill - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020143) | 1,066 | – | – | 92.1% |
| [Whitehill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020144) | 879 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Whitehill - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020145) | 684 | – | – | 92.6% |
| [Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020071) | 627 | – | – | 98.3% |
| [Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020072) | 641 | – | – | 98.4% |
| [Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020073) | 800 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020074) | 774 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020075) | 547 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020076) | 764 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/neighbourhood/s01020077) | 617 | – | – | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Hamilton and Clyde Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley): Imogen Walker (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)

## Postcode districts covering Hamilton

[G72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/g72), [ML3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ml3)

## Middle areas in Hamilton

[Burnbank Central and Udston](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/burnbank-central-and-udston), [Burnbank South and Chantinghall](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/burnbank-south-and-chantinghall), [Earnock](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/earnock), [Eddlewood](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/eddlewood), [Hamilton Centre, Low Parks and Ferniegar](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/hamilton-centre-low-parks-and-ferniegar), [Hillhouse](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/hillhouse), [Laighstonehall](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/laighstonehall), [Low Waters](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/low-waters), [Silvertonhill](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/silvertonhill), [Torheads and Little Earnock](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/torheads-and-little-earnock), [Whitehill](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/whitehill), [Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire/woodhead-meikle-earnock-and-fairhill)

## Towns near Hamilton

[Blantyre](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blantyre), [Motherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/motherwell), [Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bellshill), [East Kilbride](https://openindex.co.uk/town/east-kilbride), [Uddingston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/uddingston), [Larkhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkhall)

## Hamilton in brief

Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
About 52,615 people lived in Hamilton in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Hamilton had 51,293 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hamilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hamilton, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Hamilton, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: S45000396
- Constituency: [Hamilton and Clyde Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamilton-and-clyde-valley)
- Council: [South Lanarkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 14.26 km²
- People, mid-2024: 52,615*
- Neighbourhoods: 73
- Output areas: 439

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Blantyre](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blantyre), [Motherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/motherwell), [Bellshill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bellshill), [East Kilbride](https://openindex.co.uk/town/east-kilbride), [Uddingston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/uddingston), [Larkhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkhall)

## Latest updates for Hamilton

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S45000396

## How to cite

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