Motherwell

14°COvercast

• Today: 18° / 10° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:44

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, United Kingdom

206 reported road collisions (2024)

89 killed or seriously injured · 255 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

422 food businesses within 2 miles

• 350 passed
• 29 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Motherwell (0.5 km)
• 49 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£156,446 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (6.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (6.5 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

71 charging locations within ~8 km

• 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: ASDA Motherwell Superstore (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Celebrating the people who make our communities stronger· 11 Sept 2026
• Plaque unveiled at Milton Court in memory of community champion· 11 Sept 2026
• 2026 Lanarkshire Business Awards finalists announced· 10 Sept 2026
• Excellent report for Coatbridge school· 10 Sept 2026
• Lanarkshire communities come together to talk about suicide prevention· 9 Sept 2026

Source: North Lanarkshire Council

343,930 residents in North Lanarkshire

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

More deprived than the average in Scotland

13% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 34% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Pamela Nash

Labour

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens23
• Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

334 jobs advertised · £36,500 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver, Field Sales Representative - Paisley, Production Operators - Monday to Friday

Source: Adzuna

£775 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,381 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 89% · Nuclear 10% · Solar 1%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

• 
  Motherwell Shopping Centre · 0.2 km

  Motherwell Shopping Centre is an outdoor shopping centre located in the centre of Motherwell, Scotland. It is owned jointly by Chester Properties and Columbus Capital, who purchased the site from previous owners CALA…

• Motherwell Bridge railway station · 0.3 km

  Motherwell Bridge railway station served the town of Motherwell, in the historical county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1871 to 1885 on the Lesmahagow Railway.

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  Motherwell Town Hall · 0.3 km

  Motherwell Town Hall is a municipal facility in Hamilton Road, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of the Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw Council, is a Category C listed b…

• Spanish Civil War memorial, Motherwell · 0.4 km

  A Memorial to the Spanish Civil War is sited at the Duchess of Hamilton Park in Motherwell in Scotland.

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  North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre · 0.4 km

  The North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is a four star heritage centre located near the town centre of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The centre is seen as the main repository for archives and modern records f…

• Dalziel Park (stadium) · 0.4 km

  Dalziel Park Stadium was a football stadium located at Airbles Street and Glencairn Street in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, that hosted the home matches of Motherwell, formed after a merger between Alpha and Glencair…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)