South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is a local area in Lanarkshire, Scotland. There are no listed local facilities, bus stops, or crime figures for this area. The nearest railway station is Larkhall, located 3.7 km away. Covers 44 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, South Lanarkshire is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
3°CMist
- Today: 9° / 3° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:28
8h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
60US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, United Kingdom
Road safety
220 reported road collisions (2025)
104 killed or seriously injured · 296 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
70 food businesses within 2 miles
- 51 passed
- 4 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Larkhall (3.7 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Larkhall (3.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£186,196 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (3.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (3.4 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: NHS National Procurement (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
334,330 residents in South Lanarkshire
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in Scotland
10% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 20% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
11,490 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
941 jobs advertised · £38,356 avg
e.g. Senior Project Manager, Warehouse Manager, MOT Tester
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£798 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,682 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamilton and Clyde Valley:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government371 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth213 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK133 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately113 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after89 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Netherburn · 1.9 kmNetherburn is a rural village in the council area of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 2011 it had a population of 740. It is located four miles south east of Larkhall and within the historic parish of Dalserf.
- Netherburn railway station · 1.9 km
Netherburn railway station served Netherburn, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It opened in 1866 and was closed in 1951.
- Ashgill · 2.0 km
Ashgill is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland near Larkhall. It is part of the Dalserf parish. The village church dates back to 1889.
- Dalserf railway station · 2.7 km
Dalserf railway station served the village of Dalserf in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the Coalburn branch of the Caledonian Railway line.
Rosebank, South Lanarkshire · 2.9 kmRosebank is a small hamlet situated in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. With a population of around 200, Rosebank is one of the least-populated settlements in South Lanarkshire. The hamlet is situated on the banks of the…
Mauldslie Castle West Lodge · 3.0 kmMauldslie Castle West Lodge is a 19th-century gatehouse in Dalserf, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. A Category A listed building, it was completed in 1861, believed to be the work of David Bryce.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in South Lanarkshire
- Ashgill
- Biggar
- Blantyre
- Bothwell
- Braidwood
- Cambuslang
- Carluke
- Carmunnock
- Carnwath
- Carstairs
- Carstairs Junction
- Chapelton (South Lanarkshire)
- Cleghorn
- Coalburn
- Crawford
- Crossford (South Lanarkshire)
- Douglas
- East Kilbride
- Ferniegair
- Forth
- Glassford
- Hamilton
- Jackton
- Kirkfieldbank
- Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
- Lanark
- Larkhall
- Law
- Leadhills
- Lesmahagow
- Nerston
- Netherburn
- Quarter
- Rosebank
- Rutherglen
- Spittal (South Lanarkshire)
- Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire)
- Strathaven
- Symington (South Lanarkshire)
- Thankerton
- Thorntonhall
- Uddington
- Waterfoot
- West End (South Lanarkshire)