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County or areaSouth Lanarkshire
Postcode districtML11
Telephone code01555
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 33 min4:30 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 1 min8:42 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,883 residentsin the Carstairs, Carstairs Junction and Carnwath census areaMedian age 45.52,131 households69% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright22% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,375 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C1,022 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December79 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCarstairs Househistoric site · 1.1 miWhite Lochlake · under a mileRed Lochlake · 1.4 miGallow Hillhill · under a mileClydesdale Forestforest · 1.9 miWhite Hillhill · 1.0 miLanark Castle Markercastle · 4.1 miManse Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMonteith Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haCarnwath Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 39 haLanark Moor Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 34 haWestbank Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 miJohn Mann Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 4 haDelves Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 200642 mi away, Dumfries, D & GMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202121 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,235 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation209 m686 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 192 to 236 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalState Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryTinto View Health Centre1.5 miPharmacyPnc Pharma LTDunder a mileDentistWoodstock Dental3.5 miPolice stationCarluke Police StationLanark6.5 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Carstair, Carstairsright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCarstairs Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryCarstairs Junction Primary School1.1 miSecondaryLanark Grammar School3.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI21 miRailway stationCarstairsunder a mileBus stationBus StationLanark3.6 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry24 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationLanark4.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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