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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
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

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

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: 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:

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 km

    Coalburn 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 km

    Auchlochan 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)

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.