Calton
vs Springburn/Robroyston

Calton has the younger population: 31% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Springburn/Robroyston. Springburn/Robroyston has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 16%).

Calton

770 postcodes

Springburn/Robroyston

614 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Calton has 28,972 residents in 14,050 households; Springburn/Robroyston has 26,649 in 12,356. Springburn/Robroyston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 4.4 percentage points more than Calton (Glasgow City: 14%). Calton has the higher share of people living alone: 50%, 9 percentage points more than Springburn/Robroyston (Glasgow City: 44%).

28,972Residents (2021)

26,649Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

14,050Households

12,356Households

290,342Households

30.5%Aged 15–29

19.2%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

10.3%Aged 65 and over

14.7%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

49.9%Living alone

40.9%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 76% of homes in Calton and 55% in Springburn/Robroyston. Springburn/Robroyston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 21.2 percentage points more than Calton (Glasgow City: 47%). Calton has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 10.9 percentage points more than Springburn/Robroyston (Glasgow City: 17%).

26.9%Owner-occupied

48.1%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

19.8%Private renting

8.9%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

51.9%Social renting

41.1%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

1.9%Detached houses

11.6%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

7.0%Semi-detached houses

20.4%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

13.6%Terraced houses

12.8%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

75.8%Flats

54.6%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Springburn/Robroyston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 5.9 percentage points more than Calton (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 238 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Calton, and 87 in Springburn/Robroyston. The typical postcode is 423 m from the nearest school in Calton and 426 m in Springburn/Robroyston. The typical postcode is 464 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Calton and 937 m in Springburn/Robroyston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Calton and 98% in Springburn/Robroyston.

15.8%Green space within 500 m

21.7%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

238Services within 15 min (median)

87Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

423 mNearest school (median)

426 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

464 mNearest tram or rail (median)

937 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

78.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

97.9%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.

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.

Springburn/Robroyston

Springburn/Robroyston is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 26,649 people in 12,356 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% above the Glasgow City average.

More comparisons.

Calton and Springburn/Robroyston next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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