Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:30 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:42 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,946 residentsin the Lanark South census areaMedian age 48.81,804 households65% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright22% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,868 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 10%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C915 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January64 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesDelves Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haCastlebank Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haLanark Moor Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 34 haLanark Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 62 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 200641 mi away, Dumfries, D & GMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202125 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,988 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation196 m643 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalState Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryAlba Medical Group - Lanarkunder a milePharmacyBoots The Chemists LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistLanark Smile Studiosunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryLanark Grammar Schoolunder a milePrimaryLanark Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryNew Lanark Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI25 miRailway stationLanarkunder a mileBus stationBus StationLanarkunder a mileFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing22 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML11 postcode district.
