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Motherwell West

Ward

The south of the North Lanarkshire. About 14,589 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Motherwell West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,349
968th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Motherwell West compares

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Population21 wards, North Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Lanarkshire21 areas from 12,756 to 21,183. The middle area is 16,479. Motherwell West is 14,349.
14,3497th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, North Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Lanarkshire21 areas from 0.0% to 42.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Motherwell West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, North Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Lanarkshire21 areas from 87.0% to 97.9%. The middle area is 93.9%. Motherwell West is 95.7%.
95.7%5th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, North Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Lanarkshire21 areas from 1.5% to 4.6%. The middle area is 3.2%. Motherwell West is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 8th highest

What is the population of Motherwell West?

Motherwell West had 14,349 usual residents at the census.

Motherwell West is the 968th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of North Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Lanarkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Lanarkshire and not Motherwell West alone. See North Lanarkshire

Average house price
£161,163
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,070
119th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.9×
Joint 6th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
343,930
Up 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Motherwell West in brief

Motherwell West had 14,349 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Motherwell West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Motherwell West, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Motherwell West, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.