Cleghorn
Cleghorn is a town or village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It has 2 bus stops and Lanark railway station 1.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cleghorn 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
12°COvercast
- Today: 17° / 10° · 87% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:42
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Chapelhall, 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
98 food businesses within 2 miles
- 64 passed
- 6 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Lanark (2.8 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Lanark (2.9 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: 169.9p · Esso (2.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (2.9 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Lanark Railway Station, Lanark (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Golf courses2
- 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
Your MP
David Mundell
Conservative
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,345 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £30,622 avg
e.g. Bank Registered Nurse, Day Cook, Temp Domestic Assistant
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 78% · Nuclear 22% · Solar 1%
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 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership277 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office238 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills161 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Reduce Vehicle Excise Duty by 50% for vehicles aged 20 to 39 years116 local signatures · 54,314 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire · 0.0 kmCleghorn is a village in Lanark in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Cleghorn Village is around 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north-east of Lanark town, and is a small close community with about 250–300 residents and under 50 house…
- Cleghorn railway station · 0.3 km
Cleghorn railway station served the village of Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1848 to 1965 on the Caledonian main line.
- Ravenstruther · 1.4 km
Ravenstruther is a small hamlet in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, near the town of Lanark. In 1517 the lands of Carstairs and Ravenstruther were granted to William Sommerville. Ravenstruther was then known as Ronstruthe…
Ravenstruther Rail Terminal · 1.8 kmRavenstruther Rail Terminal is a freight handling facility near Ravenstruther in Scotland.
- Cleghorn Glen · 2.0 km
Cleghorn Glen is a site of special scientific interest which lies outside Lanark and Cleghorn in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of the six ancient woodlands, along with Cartland Craigs, Falls of Clyde, Chatelh…
Lanark United F.C. · 2.6 kmLanark United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Lanark, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed the Yowes, they were formed in 1920, and play at Moor Park. They currently compete in the West of Scot…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cleghorn?
- Cleghorn is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
- How deprived is Cleghorn?
- The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Cleghorn, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.