Where is Crossford (South Lanarkshire)?

Crossford (South Lanarkshire) is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.

How deprived is Crossford (South Lanarkshire)?

The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Crossford (South Lanarkshire), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Crossford (South Lanarkshire)

Crossford (South Lanarkshire) is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with around 1 restaurant and café, 7 bus stops, and Clyde Valley Station 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crossford (South Lanarkshire) 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

4°CPartly Cloudy

Today: 8° / 4° · 37% rain
Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:28

8h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom

Road safety

220 reported road collisions (2025)

104 killed or seriously injured · 296 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

25 food businesses within 2 miles

16 passed
5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Clyde Valley Station (0.9 km)
7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Carluke (3.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£186,196 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Detached£380,098

Semi-detached£225,251

Terraced£165,679

Flat£105,640

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (7.6 km)
Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (7.6 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 50 kW
Nearest: Carluke Park & Ride, Station Road, Carluke (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches2
Playgrounds4

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

Imogen Walker

Labour

Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Recent votes:

AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools1
Parks & greens3
Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Retail Customer Advisor, Horticulture Customer Advisor

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 57% · Nuclear 43%

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 Hamilton and Clyde Valley:

Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government371 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth213 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK133 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately113 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after89 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

Crossford, South Lanarkshire · 0.1 km
Crossford is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
River Nethan · 0.1 km
The River Nethan is a river which flows between Glenbuck in East Ayrshire and Crossford, South Lanarkshire where it feeds into the River Clyde, with the town of Lesmahagow and surrounding villages sitting on the river…
Nethan Gorge · 0.9 km
Nethan Gorge is a natural gorge carved by the River Nethan, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Craignethan Castle · 1.1 km
Craignethan Castle is a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located above the River Nethan, a tributary of the River Clyde, at NS816464. The castle is two miles west of the village of Crossford, and 4.…
Tower of Hallbar · 1.4 km
The Tower of Hallbar, also known as Hallbar Tower and Braidwood Castle, is a 16th-century tower house, located to the west of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The tower is situated above the Braidwood B…
Tillietudlem · 1.5 km
Tillietudlem is a fictional castle in Walter Scott's 1816 novel Old Mortality, and a modern settlement in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Crossford (South Lanarkshire)?: Crossford (South Lanarkshire) is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
How deprived is Crossford (South Lanarkshire)?: The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Crossford (South Lanarkshire), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.