Linn
vs Pollokshields

Pollokshields 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 22%).

Linn

642 postcodes

Pollokshields

716 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Linn has 28,631 residents in 13,340 households; Pollokshields has 27,527 in 12,372. Linn has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 2.7 percentage points more than Pollokshields (Glasgow City: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (40% and 40%).

28,631Residents (2021)

27,527Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

13,340Households

12,372Households

290,342Households

17.6%Aged 15–29

21.5%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

17.4%Aged 65 and over

14.7%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

39.8%Living alone

40.4%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 59% of homes in Linn and 71% in Pollokshields. Pollokshields has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 13 percentage points more than Linn (Glasgow City: 47%). Pollokshields has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 11.7 percentage points more than Linn (Glasgow City: 17%).

50.9%Owner-occupied

63.9%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

8.4%Private renting

20.1%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

39.6%Social renting

14.8%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

6.8%Detached houses

7.3%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

18.5%Semi-detached houses

8.7%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

14.6%Terraced houses

7.5%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

59.3%Flats

70.5%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Linn has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 9.3 percentage points more than Pollokshields (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Linn, and 183 in Pollokshields. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Linn and 318 m in Pollokshields. The typical postcode is 1,078 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Linn and 385 m in Pollokshields. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Linn and 95% in Pollokshields.

31.3%Green space within 500 m

22.0%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

65Services within 15 min (median)

183Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

361 mNearest school (median)

318 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

385 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

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.

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.

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.

Linn and Pollokshields next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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

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