Greater Pollok
vs Pollokshields

Pollokshields has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Greater Pollok. Greater Pollok has more green space nearby (32% within 500 m, against 22%).

Greater Pollok

692 postcodes

Pollokshields

716 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Greater Pollok has 32,922 residents in 13,306 households; Pollokshields has 27,527 in 12,372. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Pollokshields has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 9.1 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 44%).

32,922Residents (2021)

27,527Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

13,306Households

12,372Households

290,342Households

18.8%Aged 15–29

21.5%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

14.5%Aged 65 and over

14.7%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

31.3%Living alone

40.4%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 Pollokshields (71%). Pollokshields has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 2.2 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 47%). Pollokshields has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 14.2 percentage points more than Greater Pollok (Glasgow City: 17%).

61.7%Owner-occupied

63.9%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

5.9%Private renting

20.1%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

31.2%Social renting

14.8%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

20.0%Detached houses

7.3%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

33.3%Semi-detached houses

8.7%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

16.4%Terraced houses

7.5%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

29.3%Flats

70.5%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Greater Pollok has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 32%, 9.5 percentage points more than Pollokshields (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Greater Pollok, and 183 in Pollokshields. The typical postcode is 522 m from the nearest school in Greater Pollok and 318 m in Pollokshields. The typical postcode is 975 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Greater Pollok and 385 m in Pollokshields. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Greater Pollok and 95% in Pollokshields.

31.5%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)

522 mNearest school (median)

318 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

975 mNearest tram or rail (median)

385 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

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.

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.

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.

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

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