Linn
vs Southside Central

Southside Central has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Linn. Linn has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 15%).

Linn

642 postcodes

Southside Central

604 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Linn has 28,631 residents in 13,340 households; Southside Central has 27,412 in 13,686. Linn has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 7.4 percentage points more than Southside Central (Glasgow City: 14%). Southside Central has the higher share of people living alone: 50%, 9.9 percentage points more than Linn (Glasgow City: 44%).

28,631Residents (2021)

27,412Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

13,340Households

13,686Households

290,342Households

17.6%Aged 15–29

23.6%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

17.4%Aged 65 and over

10.0%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

39.8%Living alone

49.7%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 89% in Southside Central. Linn has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 51%, 14.2 percentage points more than Southside Central (Glasgow City: 47%). Southside Central has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 13.6 percentage points more than Linn (Glasgow City: 17%).

50.9%Owner-occupied

36.7%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

8.4%Private renting

22.0%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

39.6%Social renting

39.8%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

6.8%Detached houses

1.1%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

18.5%Semi-detached houses

2.9%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

14.6%Terraced houses

5.6%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

59.3%Flats

88.6%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Linn has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 16.3 percentage points more than Southside Central (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Linn, and 245 in Southside Central. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Linn and 228 m in Southside Central. The typical postcode is 1,078 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Linn and 483 m in Southside Central. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Linn and 95% in Southside Central.

31.3%Green space within 500 m

15.0%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

65Services within 15 min (median)

245Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

361 mNearest school (median)

228 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

483 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

97.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

95.1%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.

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.

Southside Central

Southside Central is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 27,412 people in 13,686 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.

More comparisons.

Linn and Southside Central next to other wards of Glasgow City.

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

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