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
Weather
5°CCloudy
- Today: 9° / 3° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:27
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
97 food businesses within 2 miles
- 75 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
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:
- 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
- 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 61% · Nuclear 39%
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:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government283 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth202 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK97 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately91 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills87 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Nearby towns
Compare South Lanarkshire with nearby areas
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.