Langside
vs Pollokshields

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

Langside

622 postcodes

Pollokshields

716 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Langside has 29,933 residents in 15,739 households; Pollokshields has 27,527 in 12,372. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (14% and 15%). Langside has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 6.1 percentage points more than Pollokshields (Glasgow City: 44%).

29,933Residents (2021)

27,527Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

15,739Households

12,372Households

290,342Households

21.5%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

14.3%Aged 65 and over

14.7%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

46.5%Living alone

40.4%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 71% in Pollokshields. Pollokshields has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 1.8 percentage points more than Langside (Glasgow City: 47%). Langside has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 2.3 percentage points more than Pollokshields (Glasgow City: 17%).

62.1%Owner-occupied

63.9%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

22.4%Private renting

20.1%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

14.5%Social renting

14.8%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

1.2%Detached houses

7.3%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

7.3%Semi-detached houses

8.7%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

11.7%Terraced houses

7.5%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

78.1%Flats

70.5%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Pollokshields has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 6.9 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 183 in Pollokshields. The typical postcode is 327 m from the nearest school in Langside and 318 m in Pollokshields. The typical postcode is 473 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Langside and 385 m in Pollokshields. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Langside and 95% in Pollokshields.

15.1%Green space within 500 m

22.0%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

167Services within 15 min (median)

183Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

327 mNearest school (median)

318 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

473 mNearest tram or rail (median)

385 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

98.4%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.

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.

Langside and Pollokshields next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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

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