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Cardonald
vs Greater Pollok

Greater Pollok has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Cardonald. Greater Pollok has more green space nearby (32% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Glasgow City with Cardonald highlighted
Cardonald
695 postcodes
Map of Glasgow City with Greater Pollok highlighted
Greater Pollok
692 postcodes
Map of Glasgow City
Glasgow City
city average

People

Cardonald has 28,810 residents in 13,218 households; Greater Pollok has 32,922 in 13,306. Cardonald has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 3.9 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 14%). Cardonald has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 8.5 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 44%).

28,810Residents (2021)
32,922Residents (2021)
615,266Residents (2021)
13,218Households
13,306Households
290,342Households
17.3%Aged 15–29
18.8%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
14.1%Aged 65 and over
39.8%Living alone
31.3%Living alone
43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Cardonald (57%) and semi-detached houses in Greater Pollok (33%). Greater Pollok has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 2.4 percentage points more than Cardonald (Glasgow City: 47%). Cardonald has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 3.5 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 17%).

59.3%Owner-occupied
61.7%Owner-occupied
47.2%Owner-occupied
9.4%Private renting
5.9%Private renting
16.9%Private renting
29.6%Social renting
31.2%Social renting
34.4%Social renting
3.2%Detached houses
20.0%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
20.5%Semi-detached houses
33.3%Semi-detached houses
14.1%Semi-detached houses
18.9%Terraced houses
16.4%Terraced houses
12.4%Terraced houses
56.5%Flats
29.3%Flats
66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Greater Pollok has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 32%, 14.6 percentage points more than Cardonald (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cardonald, and 79 in Greater Pollok. The typical postcode is 315 m from the nearest school in Cardonald and 522 m in Greater Pollok. The typical postcode is 493 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cardonald and 975 m in Greater Pollok. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Cardonald and 98% in Greater Pollok.

16.9%Green space within 500 m
31.5%Green space within 500 m
18.6%Green space within 500 m
79Services within 15 min (median)
79Services within 15 min (median)
112Services within 15 min (median)
315 mNearest school (median)
522 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
493 mNearest tram or rail (median)
975 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
99.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.1%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.

Cardonald

Cardonald is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 28,810 people in 13,218 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the Glasgow City average.

Greater Pollok

Greater Pollok is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 32,922 people in 13,306 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 32% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 69% above the Glasgow City average.

More comparisons.

Cardonald and Greater Pollok next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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