Law
Law is covered by postcode district ML8. It is in the South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Law, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 2
- Some can get gigabit: 4
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 70
- Ofcom gives no figure: 0
Of the 76 postcodes in Law that ONS places, 2 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 4 have some that can and 70 can all get it.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.7507, longitude -3.8805. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
What is it like to live in Law?
At 70 of the 76 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Carluke, 2.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Law?
7 of the 76 postcodes now in use in Law came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Law?
Ofcom reports on 76 of the 76 postcodes in Law. At 70 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Law?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Law. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Law?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Law is Carluke Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.
- Carluke Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
- Wishaw Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
- Shieldmuir Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Law?
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Pamela Nash (Labour)
All 76 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Law
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell South Lanarkshire about council tax Council tax, on southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Law postcodes
76 postcodes in use in Law, by district:
That district is in the ML postcode area.
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Places near Law
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Law
- What is the postcode for Law?
- Postcode district ML8, with 76 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Law in?
- South Lanarkshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Law?
- Pamela Nash (Labour), for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Law?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Law Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Clyde Valley High School, 2.4 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Law have a railway station?
- The nearest is Carluke station, 2.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Law?
- Ofcom reports on 76 of the 76 postcodes in Law. At 70 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Law?
- 7 of the 76 postcodes now in use in Law came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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