Law

14°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 17° / 10° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:43

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, United Kingdom

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)

95 food businesses within 2 miles

• 73 passed
• 7 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£186,771 average▲ 6.4% YoY

Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (5.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (11.3 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

334,330 residents in South Lanarkshire

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Pamela Nash

Labour

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Source: UK Parliament

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)

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

14 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Marketing Tutor in Law – Flexible & Remote, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Online Physics Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 85% · Nuclear 13% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s360 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership298 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office201 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth201 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test166 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  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.

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  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.

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  Law Hospital · 1.8 km

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

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  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)