Larkhall

Town

Town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Larkhall is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Larkhall add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

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Radon Affected Area by town

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 6% of people in Larkhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population

14,604

492nd least populated of 1,209

ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Gigabit broadband coverage

95.2%

UK 87.8%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Claimant rate

3.3%

UK 3.9%

ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Larkhall compares

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

LarkhallMiddle

Population117 towns, Scotland · 2021

14,60454th most populated

People in radon Affected Area squares117 towns, Scotland · 2022

6%joint 54th most people in radon Affected Areas

Gigabit broadband coverage117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026

95.2%37th highest

Claimant rate117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026

3.3%joint 44th highest

What is the population of Larkhall?

Larkhall had 14,604 usual residents at the census.

Larkhall is the 492nd least populated of 1,209 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in Larkhall

Name	People (census)	Recorded crime per 1,000	Deprivation decile	Gigabit broadband
Ashgill, Netherburn, Quarter and Glassford - 02	650	No figure	No figure	100.0%
Hareleeshill - 01	786	No figure	No figure	90.5%
Hareleeshill - 02	581	No figure	No figure	99.7%
Hareleeshill - 03	572	No figure	No figure	99.4%
Hareleeshill - 04	753	No figure	No figure	95.4%
Hareleeshill - 05	586	No figure	No figure	99.6%
Hareleeshill - 06	647	No figure	No figure	94.6%
Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead - 01	724	No figure	No figure	93.0%
Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead - 02	614	No figure	No figure	87.5%
Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead - 03	982	No figure	No figure	92.3%
Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead - 04	632	No figure	No figure	92.5%
Larkhall Central, Raploch, Millheugh and Burnhead - 05	901	No figure	No figure	84.1%
Merryton and Meadowhill - 01	742	No figure	No figure	97.7%
Merryton and Meadowhill - 02	508	No figure	No figure	91.2%
Merryton and Meadowhill - 03	859	No figure	No figure	95.9%
Merryton and Meadowhill - 04	976	No figure	No figure	100.0%
Strutherhill and Birkenshaw - 01	898	No figure	No figure	94.7%
Strutherhill and Birkenshaw - 02	780	No figure	No figure	99.8%
Strutherhill and Birkenshaw - 03	636	No figure	No figure	100.0%
Strutherhill and Birkenshaw - 04	617	No figure	No figure	99.2%
Strutherhill and Birkenshaw - 05	748	No figure	No figure	99.5%

Your MP

Imogen WalkerLabourMP for Hamilton and Clyde Valley

As of 18 October 2026, from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Council1

South Lanarkshire

Postcode districts covering Larkhall1

Middle areas in Larkhall4

Towns near Larkhall6

Larkhall in brief

Larkhall is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

About 14,909 people lived in Larkhall in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

Larkhall had 14,604 usual residents at the census.

About 6% of people in Larkhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Larkhall, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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