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Law

Law is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 3,250. It has one pharmacy and three restaurants and cafés, 15 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Carluke, 3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Law 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

10°CMist

  • Today: 11° / 4° · 14% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 2° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:21Sunset 16:36

9h 15m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

62US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, 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

97 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 74 passed
  • 7 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Carluke (3.0 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Carluke (3.1 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 (5.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (5.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Carluke Park & Ride, Station Road, Carluke (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds14

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

Pamela Nash

Labour

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Recent votes:

  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens29
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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 63% · Nuclear 37%

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 Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Law, South Lanarkshire · 0.0 km

    Law is a village situated between Carluke and Wishaw in South Lanarkshire, Scotland with a population of around 3,000. The village lies on the border of North Lanarkshire.

  • Law Junction railway station · 0.8 km

    Law Junction railway station served the village of Law, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1879 to 1965 on the Caledonian main line.

  • Overtown railway station · 1.7 km

    Overtown railway station, also known as Overtown Road railway station, served the village of Overtown, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1843 to 1942 on the Wishaw and Coltness Railway.

  • Waterloo, North Lanarkshire · 1.7 km

    Waterloo is a small suburb in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the A71 Edinburgh-Irvine road. Originally a village in its own right, it is now considered to be a suburb of Wishaw.

  • Law Hospital · 1.8 km

    Law Hospital was a health facility in Law, South Lanarkshire. It was managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

  • Overtown, North Lanarkshire · 1.8 km

    Overtown is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located to the east of the River Clyde, about one mile south of Wishaw. Originally developed as a mining village in the 19th century, its population declined…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Law?
Law is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Law?
Law has an approximate settlement population of 3,250.
How deprived is Law?
The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Law, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.