Anderston/City/Yorkhill
vs Calton

Anderston/City/Yorkhill has the younger population: 60% of residents are aged 15–29, against 31% in Calton. Calton has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 7%).

Anderston/City/Yorkhill

1,133 postcodes

Calton

770 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Anderston/City/Yorkhill has 34,685 residents in 13,138 households; Calton has 28,972 in 14,050. Calton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 5.4 percentage points more than Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Glasgow City: 14%). Calton has the higher share of people living alone: 50%, 1.3 percentage points more than Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Glasgow City: 44%).

34,685Residents (2021)

28,972Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

13,138Households

14,050Households

290,342Households

60.1%Aged 15–29

30.5%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

4.9%Aged 65 and over

10.3%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

48.6%Living alone

49.9%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 94% of homes in Anderston/City/Yorkhill and 76% in Calton. Anderston/City/Yorkhill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 30%, 3.1 percentage points more than Calton (Glasgow City: 47%). Anderston/City/Yorkhill has the higher share of private renting: 43%, 23.4 percentage points more than Calton (Glasgow City: 17%).

30.0%Owner-occupied

26.9%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

43.2%Private renting

19.8%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

25.0%Social renting

51.9%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

0.5%Detached houses

1.9%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

0.5%Semi-detached houses

7.0%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

1.2%Terraced houses

13.6%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

93.8%Flats

75.8%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Calton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 8.4 percentage points more than Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 709 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Anderston/City/Yorkhill, and 238 in Calton. The typical postcode is 553 m from the nearest school in Anderston/City/Yorkhill and 423 m in Calton. The typical postcode is 277 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Anderston/City/Yorkhill and 464 m in Calton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Anderston/City/Yorkhill and 78% in Calton.

7.4%Green space within 500 m

15.8%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

709Services within 15 min (median)

238Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

553 mNearest school (median)

423 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

277 mNearest tram or rail (median)

464 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

88.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

78.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS) · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Anderston/City/Yorkhill

Anderston/City/Yorkhill is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 34,685 people in 13,138 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 60% below the Glasgow City average.

Calton

Calton is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 28,972 people in 14,050 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% below the Glasgow City average.

More comparisons.

Anderston/City/Yorkhill and Calton next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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