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Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood

Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. There are 24 bus stops and no other listed local facilities, and the nearest railway station is Clyde Valley Station, 4.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood 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
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
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

15°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 15° / 9° · 52% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:46

13h 8m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

80US AQI · Moderate

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

34 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 20 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Clyde Valley Station (4.6 km)
  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Carluke (8.1 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 (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (11.9 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Hunters Way (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds8

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:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth 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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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 73% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 7%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Blackwood, South Lanarkshire · 0.4 km

    Blackwood is a village which borders Kirkmuirhill, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland. It has a few small shops, a Roman Catholic church and a couple of primary schools.

  • Kirkmuirhill · 0.5 km

    Kirkmuirhill is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It borders Blackwood, near Lanark and is sited near Junction 9 of the M74 motorway.

  • Auchenheath railway station · 1.3 km

    Auchenheath railway station was just outside Auchenheath, a hamlet in the county of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was served by local trains on the Coalburn Branch south of Glasgow.

  • Cartland, South Lanarkshire · 1.7 km

    Cartland is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  • Auchenheath · 1.7 km

    Auchenheath is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the River Nethan and is located near Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill, and Lanark.

  • Draffan · 1.8 km

    Draffan is a hamlet in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Larkhall and 1-mile (1.6 km) east of the M74 motorway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
How deprived is Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood?
The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.