Overtown

7°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 2° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 2° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:32

9h 6m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, United Kingdom

208 reported road collisions (2025)

88 killed or seriously injured · 267 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

223 food businesses within 2 miles

• 207 passed
• 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wishaw (2.0 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£161,163 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (4.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (4.5 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

32 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: SIKA WISHAW 2 (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches12
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Success for team targeting illegal tobacco trade· 29 Oct 2026
• Black History Month event celebrates diversity and looks to the future· 28 Oct 2026
• Coatbridge museum seeks people featured in portrait project· 28 Oct 2026
• Remembrance Events 2026· 27 Oct 2026
• Exhibition exploring the legacy of empire opens at Summerlee Museum· 27 Oct 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)

• Schools3
• Parks & greens166
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

25 jobs advertised · £28,510 avg

e.g. 7.5 Tonne Driver, Supervisor, Remedial Technician - Edinburgh

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

Nuclear 63% · Wind 37%

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:

• 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

• 
  Overtown, North Lanarkshire · 0.1 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…

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  Waterloo, North Lanarkshire · 0.7 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.

• Overtown railway station · 0.9 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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  Gowkthrapple · 1.2 km

  Gowkthrapple is a small neighbourhood of Wishaw, Scotland, situated around 3⁄4 miles (1.2 km) from the town centre. The name "Gowkthrapple" is a Scots compound word made up of "gowk", meaning "idiot" or "cuckoo" and "…

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  Pather · 1.6 km

  Pather is a suburb of Wishaw, Scotland and was initially built as a council estate. It is situated around ½ miles (0.8 km) from the town centre.

• Wishaw South railway station · 1.7 km

  Wishaw South was one of two stations that served the town of Wishaw in Scotland between 1841 and 1958, the other station being Wishaw Central. It was on the Caledonian Main Line, which was later known as the West Coas…

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