Langside
vs Linn

Langside has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Linn. Linn has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 15%).

Langside

622 postcodes

Linn

642 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Langside has 29,933 residents in 15,739 households; Linn has 28,631 in 13,340. Linn has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 3.1 percentage points more than Langside (Glasgow City: 14%). Langside has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 6.7 percentage points more than Linn (Glasgow City: 44%).

29,933Residents (2021)

28,631Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

15,739Households

13,340Households

290,342Households

21.5%Aged 15–29

17.6%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

14.3%Aged 65 and over

17.4%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

46.5%Living alone

39.8%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 78% of homes in Langside and 59% in Linn. Langside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 11.2 percentage points more than Linn (Glasgow City: 47%). Langside has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 14 percentage points more than Linn (Glasgow City: 17%).

62.1%Owner-occupied

50.9%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

22.4%Private renting

8.4%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

14.5%Social renting

39.6%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

1.2%Detached houses

6.8%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

7.3%Semi-detached houses

18.5%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

11.7%Terraced houses

14.6%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

78.1%Flats

59.3%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Linn has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 16.2 percentage points more than Langside (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 167 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Langside, and 65 in Linn. The typical postcode is 327 m from the nearest school in Langside and 361 m in Linn. The typical postcode is 473 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Langside and 1,078 m in Linn. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Langside and 98% in Linn.

15.1%Green space within 500 m

31.3%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

167Services within 15 min (median)

65Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

327 mNearest school (median)

361 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

473 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

98.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

97.6%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.

Langside

Langside is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 29,933 people in 15,739 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Glasgow City average.

Linn

Linn is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 28,631 people in 13,340 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 68% above the Glasgow City average.

More comparisons.

Langside and Linn next to other wards of Glasgow City.

Langside vs Southside Central Langside vs Pollokshields Langside vs Newlands/Auldburn Linn vs Southside Central Linn vs Newlands/Auldburn Linn vs Pollokshields All wards of Glasgow City

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