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Wishaw

Wishaw is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 30,050. It has around 2 schools, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 9 restaurants and cafés, 66 bus stops, and Wishaw railway station is 0.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wishaw area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Lanarkshire area is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
North Lanarkshire
County
Lanarkshire
Constituency
Motherwell and Wishaw
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

3°CMist

  • Today: 9° / 3° · 38% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:28

8h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

60US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · N Lanarkshire Motherwell, United Kingdom

Road safety

208 reported road collisions (2025)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

288 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 266 passed
  • 11 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wishaw (0.9 km)
  • 44 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wishaw (0.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£161,163 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-08

Detached£326,341
Semi-detached£190,994
Terraced£150,153
Flat£94,283

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (5 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches37
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

343,930 residents in North Lanarkshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

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

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 (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

84 jobs advertised · £30,982 avg

e.g. HGV Class 1 Driver - Motherwell, 7.5t Delivery Driver, Yard Supervisor

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 58% · Nuclear 42%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wishaw?
Wishaw is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Wishaw?
Wishaw has an approximate settlement population of 30,050.
How deprived is Wishaw?
The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Wishaw, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.