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Living in Carstairs Junction: Liveability Score 37/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Carstairs Junction comes out at 37/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 72/100 against a national town median of 47/100. The biggest shortfall against other towns is broadband: 10/100 versus a median of 60/100.

That makes it the 6th highest-scoring of the 11 places in the ML11 postcode district. That is 13 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom quarter of all UK towns and villages. Lifestyle (8), economic health (26) and healthcare (29) all fall below 30/100. Wider context for the surrounding area: ML11 postcode district.

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Carstairs Junction scores 37 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
70
Air Quality NO₂ 2.075 · PM2.5 4.238 · PM10 6.934 µg/m³
84
Green Space 36
Parks Adequate 2
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
33
2 schools in area · 3 within 4km
1Outstanding1Good
  • Carstairs Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2011
    Outstanding
  • Carstairs Junction Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2024
    Good

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
29
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary61.2 mi
Community Paramedic Service73.4 mi
Hexham General Hospital79.1 mi
Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust54.5 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks64.3%
A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%
Nearest GP surgeryMedwyn Medical Practice1.7 mi
GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
10
Full fibre (FTTP)63.4%
available across South Lanarkshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
0%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
0%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
98.8%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 22 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
26
Employment rate56.2%
Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed56.9%Unemployed3.2%Retired22.9%Student2.3%Other inactive14.7%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial23.5%Skilled & technical35.4%Routine & elementary41%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications13.4%
Home ownership55.1%
Among the most-deprived 23% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
72
Council tax South Lanarkshire · 2025-26
A £919
B £1,073
C £1,226
D £1,379
E £1,812
F £2,241
G £2,701
H £3,379
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band D
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
32
Carstairs 0.2 mi
Lanark 4.3 mi
Carluke 7.7 mi
J10 M74 9.1 mi
J11 M74 9.1 mi
J12 M74 9.9 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
8
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Carstairs Junction. HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Nearby places

West End (South Lanarkshire) 0 0.7 mi away ⇄
Carstairs 34 1.1 mi away ⇄
Carnwath 35 1.9 mi away ⇄
Cleghorn 42 3.1 mi away ⇄
Lanark 50 4.2 mi away ⇄
Thankerton 35 4.6 mi away ⇄
Kirkfieldbank 39 5.4 mi away ⇄
Forth 37 5.4 mi away ⇄
Symington (South Lanarkshire) 32 6.7 mi away ⇄
Braidwood 42 6.7 mi away ⇄
Biggar 44 7.1 mi away ⇄
Carluke 56 7.2 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Carstairs Junction a nice place to live?

Carstairs Junction has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Carstairs Junction is 37/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Carstairs Junction?

Among the top-rated schools in Carstairs Junction are Carstairs Primary School and Carstairs Junction Primary School, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. There are 2 rated schools in Carstairs Junction in total.

Postcode districts in Carstairs Junction

ML11 41 ⇄

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