Dennistoun
vs Springburn/Robroyston

Dennistoun 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 17%).

Dennistoun

486 postcodes

Springburn/Robroyston

614 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Dennistoun has 19,674 residents in 10,839 households; Springburn/Robroyston has 26,649 in 12,356. Springburn/Robroyston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 3.6 percentage points more than Dennistoun (Glasgow City: 14%). Dennistoun has the higher share of people living alone: 48%, 7.4 percentage points more than Springburn/Robroyston (Glasgow City: 44%).

19,674Residents (2021)

26,649Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

10,839Households

12,356Households

290,342Households

30.8%Aged 15–29

19.2%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

11.1%Aged 65 and over

14.7%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

48.3%Living alone

40.9%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 90% of homes in Dennistoun and 55% in Springburn/Robroyston. Springburn/Robroyston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 15.8 percentage points more than Dennistoun (Glasgow City: 47%). Dennistoun has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 16.4 percentage points more than Springburn/Robroyston (Glasgow City: 17%).

32.3%Owner-occupied

48.1%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

25.3%Private renting

8.9%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

40.9%Social renting

41.1%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

0.9%Detached houses

11.6%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

4.3%Semi-detached houses

20.4%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

3.4%Terraced houses

12.8%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

90.0%Flats

54.6%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Springburn/Robroyston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 4.3 percentage points more than Dennistoun (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 197 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dennistoun, and 87 in Springburn/Robroyston. The typical postcode is 257 m from the nearest school in Dennistoun and 426 m in Springburn/Robroyston. The typical postcode is 475 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dennistoun and 937 m in Springburn/Robroyston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Dennistoun and 98% in Springburn/Robroyston.

17.4%Green space within 500 m

21.7%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

197Services within 15 min (median)

87Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

257 mNearest school (median)

426 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

475 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.

Dennistoun

Dennistoun is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 19,674 people in 10,839 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% 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.

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

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