Carluke
Carluke is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 13,810. It has 2 schools, 1 pharmacy, and 8 restaurants and cafés, 39 bus stops, and Carluke railway station is 1.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carluke 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
11°COvercast
- Today: 13° / 10° · 75% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:48
13h 13m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom
Road safety
253 reported road collisions (2024)
114 killed or seriously injured · 379 casualties · 7.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
91 food businesses within 2 miles
- 50 passed
- 11 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Carluke (1.3 km)
- 43 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Carluke (1.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£186,771 average▲ 6.4% YoY
Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (4.3 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Lifestyle Car Park, Carluke (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches17
- Playgrounds26
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:
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 24
- Con 5
- LD 3
- Grn 1
- Ref 3
- Oth 25
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens23
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,345 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
93 jobs advertised · £45,158 avg
e.g. Electrician, Sheet Metal Worker, Customer Expert - Public Sector
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
Wind 75% · Nuclear 25%
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s360 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership298 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office201 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth201 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test166 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Carluke High School · 0.3 kmCarluke High School is a secondary school located in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school serves pupils from Carluke and the surrounding villages of Braidwood, Forth, Law, Kilncadzow and Yieldshields. Sinc…
Carluke · 0.3 kmCarluke is a town that lies in the heart of the Lanarkshire countryside in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 4+3⁄4 miles northwest of Lanark and 4+1⁄4 mi (7 km) southeast of Wishaw.
Carluke Rovers F.C. · 0.4 kmCarluke Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed The Rovers, they were formed in 1887, although documented evidence shows a club called Milton Rovers, Carluke's…
Carluke railway station · 1.3 kmCarluke railway station is a railway station on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) that serves the town of Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is predominantly served by Argyle Li…
Yieldshields · 2.0 kmYieldshields is a small village in South Lanarkshire, located close to the town of Carluke. A large wind farm was installed at the north end of Thorn road at the Kingshill plantation. In 2024 several new houses were u…
Braidwood railway station · 2.3 kmBraidwood railway station served the village of Braidwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1848 to 1962 on the Caledonian main line.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carluke?
- Carluke is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Carluke?
- Carluke has an approximate settlement population of 13,810.
- How deprived is Carluke?
- The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Carluke, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.