Greater Pollok
vs Newlands/Auldburn

Greater Pollok has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Newlands/Auldburn. Greater Pollok has more green space nearby (32% within 500 m, against 24%).

Greater Pollok

692 postcodes

Newlands/Auldburn

575 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Greater Pollok has 32,922 residents in 13,306 households; Newlands/Auldburn has 23,988 in 11,069. Newlands/Auldburn has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.9 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 14%). Newlands/Auldburn has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 8.9 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 44%).

32,922Residents (2021)

23,988Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

13,306Households

11,069Households

290,342Households

18.8%Aged 15–29

18.4%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

14.5%Aged 65 and over

16.4%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

31.3%Living alone

40.2%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Greater Pollok (33%) and flats in Newlands/Auldburn (61%). Greater Pollok has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 7.3 percentage points more than Newlands/Auldburn (Glasgow City: 47%). Newlands/Auldburn has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 3.1 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 17%).

61.7%Owner-occupied

54.4%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

5.9%Private renting

9.0%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

31.2%Social renting

35.2%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

20.0%Detached houses

7.2%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

33.3%Semi-detached houses

14.3%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

16.4%Terraced houses

16.6%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

29.3%Flats

61.1%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Greater Pollok has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 32%, 7.1 percentage points more than Newlands/Auldburn (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Greater Pollok, and 94 in Newlands/Auldburn. The typical postcode is 522 m from the nearest school in Greater Pollok and 360 m in Newlands/Auldburn. The typical postcode is 975 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Greater Pollok and 516 m in Newlands/Auldburn. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Greater Pollok and 95% in Newlands/Auldburn.

31.5%Green space within 500 m

24.4%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

79Services within 15 min (median)

94Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

522 mNearest school (median)

360 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

975 mNearest tram or rail (median)

516 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

98.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

95.2%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.

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.

Newlands/Auldburn

Newlands/Auldburn is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 23,988 people in 11,069 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% above the Glasgow City average.

More comparisons.

Greater Pollok and Newlands/Auldburn next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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