Braidwood
Braidwood is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 600. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Carluke, 2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Braidwood area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Lanarkshire area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- County
- Lanarkshire
- Constituency
- Lanark and Hamilton East
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
8°COvercast
- Today: 9° / 3° · 32% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:32
9h 6m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, 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
94 food businesses within 2 miles
- 57 passed
- 12 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Clyde Valley Station (2.1 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Carluke (2.3 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 (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Carluke (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds2
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
Your MP
Pamela Nash
Labour
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
Recent votes:
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,490 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £31,882 avg
e.g. Senior Project Manager, Installer, Childcare Modern Apprentice
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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 53% · Wind 47%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
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 Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government283 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth202 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK97 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately91 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills87 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Braidwood, South Lanarkshire · 0.2 km
Braidwood is a small village near Carluke, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The medieval barony of Braidwood included the Tower of Hallbar.
Tower of Hallbar · 0.8 kmThe Tower of Hallbar, also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The tower is situated above the Braidwood B…
Braidwood railway station · 0.8 kmBraidwood railway station served the village of Braidwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1848 to 1962 on the Caledonian main line.
Clydesdale (district) · 1.3 kmClydesdale was a local government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. The district was called Lanark when created in 1975, but changed its name to Clydesdale in 1980. Clydesdale was an ol…
Lee Castle, South Lanarkshire · 1.8 kmLee Castle, also known as The Lee, is a castellated mansion in Auchenglen, a branch of the Clyde Valley in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of Braidwood, and 4 kilometres (2.5…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Braidwood?
- Braidwood is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Braidwood?
- Braidwood has an approximate settlement population of 600.
- How deprived is Braidwood?
- The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Braidwood, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.