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Canal
vs Maryhill

Canal has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 24% in Maryhill. Maryhill has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Glasgow City with Canal highlighted
Canal
655 postcodes
Map of Glasgow City with Maryhill highlighted
Maryhill
461 postcodes
Map of Glasgow City
Glasgow City
city average

People

Canal has 27,927 residents in 12,663 households; Maryhill has 19,852 in 10,255. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 14%). Maryhill has the higher share of people living alone: 48%, 3.8 percentage points more than Canal (Glasgow City: 44%).

27,927Residents (2021)
19,852Residents (2021)
615,266Residents (2021)
12,663Households
10,255Households
290,342Households
24.9%Aged 15–29
23.8%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 65 and over
14.0%Aged 65 and over
14.1%Aged 65 and over
44.5%Living alone
48.3%Living alone
43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Canal and 73% in Maryhill. Maryhill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 44%, 11.1 percentage points more than Canal (Glasgow City: 47%). Maryhill has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 4.7 percentage points more than Canal (Glasgow City: 17%).

33.1%Owner-occupied
44.2%Owner-occupied
47.2%Owner-occupied
10.6%Private renting
15.3%Private renting
16.9%Private renting
54.4%Social renting
38.7%Social renting
34.4%Social renting
3.5%Detached houses
4.8%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
17.9%Semi-detached houses
10.0%Semi-detached houses
14.1%Semi-detached houses
17.0%Terraced houses
11.1%Terraced houses
12.4%Terraced houses
60.8%Flats
72.9%Flats
66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Maryhill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 1.8 percentage points more than Canal (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Canal, and 98 in Maryhill. The typical postcode is 429 m from the nearest school in Canal and 312 m in Maryhill. The typical postcode is 826 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Canal and 717 m in Maryhill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Canal and 98% in Maryhill.

21.0%Green space within 500 m
22.8%Green space within 500 m
18.6%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
98Services within 15 min (median)
112Services within 15 min (median)
429 mNearest school (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
826 mNearest tram or rail (median)
717 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
96.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.8%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.

Canal

Canal is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 27,927 people in 12,663 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Glasgow City average.

Maryhill

Maryhill is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 19,852 people in 10,255 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Glasgow City average.

More comparisons.

Canal and Maryhill next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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