It is also adjacent to Thorntonhall, and the two villages share a newsletter, the Peel News, derived from the name of the road connecting the two.

[1] The development of new build housing, additional retail locations, and a new primary school are planned and under construction as of March 2023.

The nearby fields to the immediate southeast of Jackton have received planning approval to be the site of a large Community Growth Area (housing estate) which will entirely engulf the small village.

The development, creating a continuous built-up area over 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) to connect with Lindsayfield, will include a primary school and a new link road.

[5] In 2019, one of the streets in the area was the scene of gunfire, which caused a large police presence while it was investigated.