Hillhead
vs Partick East/Kelvindale

Hillhead has the younger population: 43% of residents are aged 15–29, against 36% in Partick East/Kelvindale. Hillhead has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 18%).

Hillhead

564 postcodes

Partick East/Kelvindale

676 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Hillhead has 24,707 residents in 11,932 households; Partick East/Kelvindale has 30,639 in 14,192. Partick East/Kelvindale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 6.3 percentage points more than Hillhead (Glasgow City: 14%). Partick East/Kelvindale has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 1.4 percentage points more than Hillhead (Glasgow City: 44%).

24,707Residents (2021)

30,639Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

11,932Households

14,192Households

290,342Households

42.8%Aged 15–29

35.9%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

9.2%Aged 65 and over

15.5%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

41.7%Living alone

43.1%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 87% of homes in Hillhead and 74% in Partick East/Kelvindale. Partick East/Kelvindale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 20.2 percentage points more than Hillhead (Glasgow City: 47%). Hillhead has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 6.7 percentage points more than Partick East/Kelvindale (Glasgow City: 17%).

39.4%Owner-occupied

59.6%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

35.4%Private renting

28.7%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

23.4%Social renting

10.7%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

0.8%Detached houses

2.5%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

1.3%Semi-detached houses

7.2%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

4.3%Terraced houses

5.9%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

87.3%Flats

74.0%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Hillhead has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 2 percentage points more than Partick East/Kelvindale (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 483 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hillhead, and 384 in Partick East/Kelvindale. The typical postcode is 311 m from the nearest school in Hillhead and 303 m in Partick East/Kelvindale. The typical postcode is 384 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hillhead and 393 m in Partick East/Kelvindale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Hillhead and 95% in Partick East/Kelvindale.

19.7%Green space within 500 m

17.7%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

483Services within 15 min (median)

384Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

311 mNearest school (median)

303 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

384 mNearest tram or rail (median)

393 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

91.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.9%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.

Hillhead

Hillhead is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 24,707 people in 11,932 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Glasgow City average.

Partick East/Kelvindale

Partick East/Kelvindale is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 30,639 people in 14,192 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the Glasgow City average.

More comparisons.

Hillhead and Partick East/Kelvindale next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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