Wishaw

15°CLight rain shower

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

11US 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)

287 food businesses within 2 miles

• 268 passed
• 10 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wishaw (0.9 km)
• 44 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 (11.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (11.6 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

38 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Wishaw Park & Ride (1) (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches37
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds23

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)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens176
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

79 jobs advertised · £33,800 avg

e.g. Online Guitar Tutor - Part Time, Mechanic, F&B Assistant Manager - Sam's Bar & Kitchen

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 88% · Nuclear 10% · Solar 2%

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

• 
  Pather · 0.6 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.

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  A721 road · 0.6 km

  The A721 road in Scotland runs mainly through North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire, serving as a main route within Bellshill, Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. It falls within the boundaries of Glasgow and the Scotti…

• South Wishaw Parish Church · 0.6 km

  South Wishaw Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving the southern area of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale.

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  Wishaw · 0.8 km

  Wishaw is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland; it is sited on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Glasgow city centre. The town forms part of the Motherwell and Wishaw parliamentary constitu…

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  Wishaw railway station · 0.8 km

  Wishaw railway station serves the town of Wishaw, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Wishaw Deviation Line, just south of the single tracked link line which connects to…

• Greenhead (Wishaw) · 0.8 km

  Greenhead is a small neighbourhood in the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated to the south of Cambusnethan, and to the west of Waterloo.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)