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Living in Thorntonhall: Liveability Score 48/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Thorntonhall is 48/100, built from 8 categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 78/100 against a national town median of 47/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 43/100 versus a median of 60/100.

Thorntonhall places 2nd of 3 in the G74 postcode district. It scores 20 points below the G74 postcode district as a whole, which averages 68/100. Also scoring 80 or better: economic health (95). The same breakdown for the wider area is on the G74 postcode district.

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Thorntonhall scores 48 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
60
Air Quality NO₂ 5.752 · PM2.5 4.578 · PM10 7.57 µg/m³
80
Green Space 89
Parks Ample 14
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds None

Services

Schools
31

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
36
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary78.7 mi
Community Paramedic Service96.7 mi
Hexham General Hospital101 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust70.8 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgerySheddens Medical Practice1.5 mi
GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
43
Full fibre (FTTP)63.4%
available across South Lanarkshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
75.1%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
75.1%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
95.8%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 20 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
95
Employment rate61.4%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed61.7%Unemployed2%Retired23.1%Student4.5%Other inactive8.7%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial60.4%Skilled & technical31%Routine & elementary8.6%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications49.8%
Home ownership100.4%
Among the least-deprived 16% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
78
Council tax South Lanarkshire · 2025-26
A £919
B £1,073
C £1,226
D £1,379
E £1,812
F £2,241
G £2,701
H £3,379
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band C
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
48
Thorntonhall 0.2 mi
Busby 0.9 mi
Hairmyres 0.9 mi
J3 M77 4 mi
J4 M77 4.1 mi
J5 M77 4.2 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
34
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness Some 1

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Thorntonhall. HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Nearby places

Carmunnock 60 1.3 mi away ⇄
Waterfoot 45 1.4 mi away ⇄
Jackton 56 1.5 mi away ⇄
Eaglesham 38 2.4 mi away ⇄
East Kilbride 68 2.5 mi away ⇄
Newton Mearns 60 3.2 mi away ⇄
Nerston 48 3.2 mi away ⇄
Spittal (South Lanarkshire) 76 3.3 mi away ⇄
Rutherglen 78 3.9 mi away ⇄
Cambuslang 72 4.5 mi away ⇄
Glasgow 76 5.7 mi away ⇄
Barrhead 60 5.9 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Thorntonhall a nice place to live?

Thorntonhall has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Thorntonhall is 48/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

Postcode districts in Thorntonhall

G74 68 ⇄

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