Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Ward in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.785, -3.961 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 77 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01698 (Motherwell) |
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig sits in North Lanarkshire, east of Motherwell town centre and straddles the brownfield site of the old Ravenscraig steelworks, once one of Europe’s largest plants before closure in the early 1990s. The landscape still bears that industrial legacy but has been the focus of long‑running regeneration plans - most visibly the development of new housing, business space and the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility on reclaimed land.
The ward mixes suburban neighbourhoods, post‑industrial open space and newer development, and its community identity is closely tied to the steel era and local sport, with strong links into wider Lanarkshire life. Economic challenges from deindustrialisation persist, but ongoing investment, community projects and good transport links into the Glasgow conurbation are reshaping the area’s social and economic prospects.
Postcode districts covering Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Paisley 18.6 miles30 km
- East Kilbride 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Livingston 18 miles28.9 km
- Hamilton 3.7 miles6 km
- Cumbernauld 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Kilmarnock 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Coatbridge 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Stirling 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Airdrie 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Falkirk 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Motherwell 1.1 miles1.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Motherwell Place 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Carfin Place 1.2 miles2 km
- Wishaw Place 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Motherwell North Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Motherwell West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- New Stevenston Place 2 miles3.1 km
- Murdostoun Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Gowkthrapple Place 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cleland Place 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Newarthill Place 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Mossend and Holytown Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Overtown Place 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
ML1 4WX, ML1 2UG, ML1 4ZJ, ML1 2EX, ML1 1TG, ML1 2HF, ML2 0NE, ML1 2HN, ML2 7XD … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Edinburgh Airport 25.5 miles41 km
- Shieldmuir Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Airbles Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
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Schools in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
- Berryhill Primary School Primary
- Firpark Special School - Secondary Special
- Glencairn Primary School Primary
- Knowetop Primary School Primary
- Muirhouse Primary School Primary
- Our Lady's High School - Motherwell Secondary
- St Brendan's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fir Park Stadium 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 3.4 miles5.5 km
- New Douglas Park Stadium 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Cliftonhill Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Muirburn Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Gartsherrie House Estate 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Lee Estate 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Stonebyres Estate 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Celtic Park Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Hampden Park Stadium 11.7 miles18.8 km