Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire)
Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire) is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 15,000. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 16 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Larkhall, 5.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire) 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
- East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
16°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 11° · 89% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:38
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
11US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Hamilton, United Kingdom
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
34 food businesses within 2 miles
- 26 passed
- 3 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Larkhall (5.7 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Larkhall (5.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£186,771 average▲ 6.4% YoY
Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (5.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (10.9 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: NHS National Procurement (3.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds5
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
Joani Reid
Labour
East Kilbride and Strathaven
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
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)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,345 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £27,123 avg
e.g. Customer Team Member
Source: Adzuna
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 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 2%
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 East Kilbride and Strathaven:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership325 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth258 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test247 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office210 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire)?
- Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire) is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
- How deprived is Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire)?
- The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.