Cardonald
vs Pollokshields

Pollokshields has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Cardonald. Pollokshields has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 17%).

Cardonald

695 postcodes

Pollokshields

716 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Cardonald has 28,810 residents in 13,218 households; Pollokshields has 27,527 in 12,372. Cardonald has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 3.7 percentage points more than Pollokshields (Glasgow City: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (40% and 40%).

28,810Residents (2021)

27,527Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

13,218Households

12,372Households

290,342Households

17.3%Aged 15–29

21.5%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

18.4%Aged 65 and over

14.7%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

39.8%Living alone

40.4%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 57% of homes in Cardonald and 71% in Pollokshields. Pollokshields has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 4.6 percentage points more than Cardonald (Glasgow City: 47%). Pollokshields has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 10.7 percentage points more than Cardonald (Glasgow City: 17%).

59.3%Owner-occupied

63.9%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

9.4%Private renting

20.1%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

29.6%Social renting

14.8%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

3.2%Detached houses

7.3%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

20.5%Semi-detached houses

8.7%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

18.9%Terraced houses

7.5%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

56.5%Flats

70.5%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Pollokshields has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 5.1 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 183 in Pollokshields. The typical postcode is 315 m from the nearest school in Cardonald and 318 m in Pollokshields. The typical postcode is 493 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cardonald and 385 m in Pollokshields. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Cardonald and 95% in Pollokshields.

16.9%Green space within 500 m

22.0%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

79Services within 15 min (median)

183Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

315 mNearest school (median)

318 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

493 mNearest tram or rail (median)

385 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

99.4%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.

Pollokshields

Pollokshields is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 27,527 people in 12,372 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Glasgow City average.

More comparisons.

Cardonald and Pollokshields next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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