Coalburn
Coalburn is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,267. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Coalburn 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
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
14°CSunny
- Today: 14° / 8° · 8% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:51
13h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, 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
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 8 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Lanark (11.4 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: 167.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Cairn Lodge Services (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses1
- 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
David Mundell
Conservative
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
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
1 jobs advertised · £35,360 avg
e.g. Project Administrator
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 61% · Nuclear 35% · Solar 4%
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
- Coalburn railway station · 0.3 km
Coalburn railway station served Coalburn, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It opened in 1891 and was closed in 1965.
Coalburn · 0.4 kmCoalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located near the villages of Auchlochan, Bankend and Braehead.
- Auchlochan Platform railway station · 1.0 km
Auchlochan Platform railway station served Auchlochan, a village in the county of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was served by local trains on the Coalburn Branch south of Glasgow.
- Bankend, South Lanarkshire · 1.7 km
Bankend is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located near the villages of Braehead, Coalburn and Cumberhead.
- Bankend railway station · 1.9 km
Bankend railway station served Bankend, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was opened for workmen around 1920 and closed in 1926 after which the area became an opencast coal mine.
Auchlochan · 2.7 kmAuchlochan is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the River Nethan and is located near the villages of Birkwood, Braehead and Coalburn, with the nearest village being Coalburn.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coalburn?
- Coalburn is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Coalburn?
- Coalburn has an approximate settlement population of 1,267.
- How deprived is Coalburn?
- The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Coalburn, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.