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Larkhall

Ward

The north west of the South Lanarkshire. About 19,680 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 55 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 5% of people in Larkhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
19,344
230th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
5%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Larkhall compares

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

LarkhallMiddle
Population20 wards, South Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 13,081 to 20,724. The middle area is 15,864. Larkhall is 19,344.
19,3444th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, South Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 0.0% to 56.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Larkhall is 5.0%.
5%7th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, South Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 54.8% to 99.7%. The middle area is 94.4%. Larkhall is 90.6%.
90.6%8th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, South Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 1.2% to 4.0%. The middle area is 3.0%. Larkhall is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 7th highest

What is the population of Larkhall?

Larkhall had 19,344 usual residents at the census.

Larkhall is the 230th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Lanarkshire and not Larkhall 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
334,330
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Larkhall in brief

Larkhall had 19,344 usual residents at the census.

About 5% of people in Larkhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Larkhall, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Larkhall, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.