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Low Waters

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The north west of the South Lanarkshire. 3,269 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Low Waters’s wards yet.

Population
3,190
1,101st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.2%
2,320th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Low Waters compares

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Population82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 2,308 to 6,163. The middle area is 3,847. Low Waters is 3,190.
3,19020th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 16.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.2%. Low Waters is 88.4%.
88.4%joint 20th lowest
Claimant rate82 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 0.3% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Low Waters is 4.2%.
4.2%11th highest
Aged 15 to 6482 middle areas, South Lanarkshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in South Lanarkshire82 areas from 55.3% to 70.8%. The middle area is 63.6%. Low Waters is 60.2%.
60.2%joint 7th lowest

Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Lanarkshire and not Low Waters alone. See South Lanarkshire

Average house price
£185,267
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,126
118th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
80.5years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Low Waters in brief

Low Waters had 3,190 usual residents at the census.

In Low Waters, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Low Waters, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.2% of residents in Low Waters were aged 15 to 64 at the census.