Pollokshields
vs Southside Central

Southside Central has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Pollokshields. Pollokshields has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 15%).

Pollokshields

716 postcodes

Southside Central

604 postcodes

Glasgow City

city average

People

Pollokshields has 27,527 residents in 12,372 households; Southside Central has 27,412 in 13,686. Pollokshields has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 4.7 percentage points more than Southside Central (Glasgow City: 14%). Southside Central has the higher share of people living alone: 50%, 9.3 percentage points more than Pollokshields (Glasgow City: 44%).

27,527Residents (2021)

27,412Residents (2021)

615,266Residents (2021)

12,372Households

13,686Households

290,342Households

21.5%Aged 15–29

23.6%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

14.7%Aged 65 and over

10.0%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

40.4%Living alone

49.7%Living alone

43.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 71% of homes in Pollokshields and 89% in Southside Central. Pollokshields has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 27.2 percentage points more than Southside Central (Glasgow City: 47%). Southside Central has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 1.9 percentage points more than Pollokshields (Glasgow City: 17%).

63.9%Owner-occupied

36.7%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

20.1%Private renting

22.0%Private renting

16.9%Private renting

14.8%Social renting

39.8%Social renting

34.4%Social renting

7.3%Detached houses

1.1%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

8.7%Semi-detached houses

2.9%Semi-detached houses

14.1%Semi-detached houses

7.5%Terraced houses

5.6%Terraced houses

12.4%Terraced houses

70.5%Flats

88.6%Flats

66.2%Flats

Surroundings

Pollokshields has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 7 percentage points more than Southside Central (Glasgow City: 19%). A typical postcode has 183 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pollokshields, and 245 in Southside Central. The typical postcode is 318 m from the nearest school in Pollokshields and 228 m in Southside Central. The typical postcode is 385 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pollokshields and 483 m in Southside Central. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Pollokshields and 95% in Southside Central.

22.0%Green space within 500 m

15.0%Green space within 500 m

18.6%Green space within 500 m

183Services within 15 min (median)

245Services within 15 min (median)

112Services within 15 min (median)

318 mNearest school (median)

228 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

385 mNearest tram or rail (median)

483 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

94.8%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.

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.

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.

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

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