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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
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

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

Detached£388,010
Semi-detached£225,031
Terraced£164,347
Flat£105,299

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Carluke High School · 0.3 km

    Carluke 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 km

    Carluke 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 km

    Carluke 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 km

    Carluke 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 km

    Yieldshields 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 km

    Braidwood 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.