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Wishaw

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The south of the North Lanarkshire. About 17,457 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 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 Wishaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
17,337
380th 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
92.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wishaw compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Wishaw is 17,337.
17,3377th most 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%. Wishaw 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%. Wishaw is 92.1%.
92.1%joint 7th lowest
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%. Wishaw is 3.3%.
3.3%joint 6th highest

What is the population of Wishaw?

Wishaw had 17,337 usual residents at the census.

Wishaw is the 380th 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 Wishaw alone. See North Lanarkshire

Average house price
£158,591
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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
Wishaw in brief

Wishaw had 17,337 usual residents at the census.

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

In Wishaw, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wishaw, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.