Maryhill
vs Victoria Park
Maryhill has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Victoria Park. Maryhill has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Maryhill has 19,852 residents in 10,255 households; Victoria Park has 21,450 in 11,466. Victoria Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.8 percentage points more than Maryhill (Glasgow City: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (48% and 48%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 73% of homes in Maryhill and 74% in Victoria Park. Victoria Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 55%, 10.6 percentage points more than Maryhill (Glasgow City: 47%). Victoria Park has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 8.8 percentage points more than Maryhill (Glasgow City: 17%).
Surroundings
Maryhill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 5.7 percentage points more than Victoria Park (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 98 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Maryhill, and 174 in Victoria Park. The typical postcode is 312 m from the nearest school in Maryhill and 314 m in Victoria Park. The typical postcode is 717 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Maryhill and 571 m in Victoria Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Maryhill and 98% in Victoria Park.
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.
Maryhill is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 19,852 people in 10,255 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Glasgow City average.
Victoria Park is one of 23 wards in Glasgow City, home to 21,450 people in 11,466 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Glasgow City average.
More comparisons.
Maryhill and Victoria Park next to other wards of Glasgow City.