Airdrie South
vs Mossend and Holytown

Mossend and Holytown has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Airdrie South. Airdrie South has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 22%).

Airdrie South

383 postcodes

Mossend and Holytown

370 postcodes

North Lanarkshire

city average

People

Airdrie South has 19,182 residents in 8,057 households; Mossend and Holytown has 13,692 in 6,153. Airdrie South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 2.4 percentage points more than Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire: 18%). Mossend and Holytown has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 6.8 percentage points more than Airdrie South (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

19,182Residents (2021)

13,692Residents (2021)

340,248Residents (2021)

8,057Households

6,153Households

150,841Households

18.1%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 65 and over

15.1%Aged 65 and over

17.9%Aged 65 and over

28.3%Living alone

35.1%Living alone

34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Airdrie South (33%) and flats in Mossend and Holytown (30%). Airdrie South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 10.7 percentage points more than Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Mossend and Holytown has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 2.3 percentage points more than Airdrie South (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

70.5%Owner-occupied

59.8%Owner-occupied

62.5%Owner-occupied

7.1%Private renting

9.4%Private renting

8.6%Private renting

21.6%Social renting

30.0%Social renting

27.7%Social renting

23.7%Detached houses

14.1%Detached houses

19.4%Detached houses

32.9%Semi-detached houses

27.5%Semi-detached houses

24.6%Semi-detached houses

28.7%Terraced houses

27.9%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

14.4%Flats

30.0%Flats

27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Airdrie South has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 8.1 percentage points more than Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Airdrie South, and 73 in Mossend and Holytown. The typical postcode is 451 m from the nearest school in Airdrie South and 442 m in Mossend and Holytown. The typical postcode is 1,612 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Airdrie South and 992 m in Mossend and Holytown. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Airdrie South and 88% in Mossend and Holytown.

29.9%Green space within 500 m

21.8%Green space within 500 m

22.7%Green space within 500 m

42Services within 15 min (median)

73Services within 15 min (median)

50Services within 15 min (median)

451 mNearest school (median)

442 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

992 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

88.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.1%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.

Airdrie South

Airdrie South is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 19,182 people in 8,057 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% above the North Lanarkshire average.

Mossend and Holytown

Mossend and Holytown is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 13,692 people in 6,153 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% below the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Airdrie South and Mossend and Holytown next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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Airdrie Southvs Mossend and Holytown