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Canal
vs Springburn/Robroyston

Canal has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Springburn/Robroyston. Springburn/Robroyston has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Glasgow City with Canal highlighted
Canal
655 postcodes
Map of Glasgow City with Springburn/Robroyston highlighted
Springburn/Robroyston
614 postcodes
Map of Glasgow City
Glasgow City
city average

People

Canal has 27,927 residents in 12,663 households; Springburn/Robroyston has 26,649 in 12,356. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Canal has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 3.6 percentage points more than Springburn/Robroyston (Glasgow City: 44%).

27,927Residents (2021)
26,649Residents (2021)
615,266Residents (2021)
12,663Households
12,356Households
290,342Households
24.9%Aged 15–29
19.2%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 65 and over
14.7%Aged 65 and over
14.1%Aged 65 and over
44.5%Living alone
40.9%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 55% in Springburn/Robroyston. Springburn/Robroyston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 15 percentage points more than Canal (Glasgow City: 47%). Canal has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 1.7 percentage points more than Springburn/Robroyston (Glasgow City: 17%).

33.1%Owner-occupied
48.1%Owner-occupied
47.2%Owner-occupied
10.6%Private renting
8.9%Private renting
16.9%Private renting
54.4%Social renting
41.1%Social renting
34.4%Social renting
3.5%Detached houses
11.6%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
17.9%Semi-detached houses
20.4%Semi-detached houses
14.1%Semi-detached houses
17.0%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
12.4%Terraced houses
60.8%Flats
54.6%Flats
66.2%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (21% and 22%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Canal, and 87 in Springburn/Robroyston. The typical postcode is 429 m from the nearest school in Canal and 426 m in Springburn/Robroyston. The typical postcode is 826 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Canal and 937 m in Springburn/Robroyston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Canal and 98% in Springburn/Robroyston.

21.0%Green space within 500 m
21.7%Green space within 500 m
18.6%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
87Services within 15 min (median)
112Services within 15 min (median)
429 mNearest school (median)
426 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
826 mNearest tram or rail (median)
937 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
96.8%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.

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.

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.

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

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