Bellshill
vs Coatbridge South

Bellshill has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Coatbridge South. Bellshill has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 16%).

Bellshill

434 postcodes

Coatbridge South

360 postcodes

North Lanarkshire

city average

People

Bellshill has 15,689 residents in 7,278 households; Coatbridge South has 17,156 in 7,472. Bellshill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 2.5 percentage points more than Coatbridge South (North Lanarkshire: 18%). Bellshill has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 2.2 percentage points more than Coatbridge South (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

15,689Residents (2021)

17,156Residents (2021)

340,248Residents (2021)

7,278Households

7,472Households

150,841Households

18.7%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

18.7%Aged 65 and over

16.2%Aged 65 and over

17.9%Aged 65 and over

37.3%Living alone

35.1%Living alone

34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bellshill (37%) and flats in Coatbridge South (31%). Coatbridge South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 7.5 percentage points more than Bellshill (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Bellshill has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 1.4 percentage points more than Coatbridge South (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

54.5%Owner-occupied

62.0%Owner-occupied

62.5%Owner-occupied

9.5%Private renting

8.1%Private renting

8.6%Private renting

34.8%Social renting

29.1%Social renting

27.7%Social renting

12.8%Detached houses

17.0%Detached houses

19.4%Detached houses

21.9%Semi-detached houses

27.1%Semi-detached houses

24.6%Semi-detached houses

36.5%Terraced houses

25.3%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

28.2%Flats

30.5%Flats

27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Bellshill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 8 percentage points more than Coatbridge South (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 54 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bellshill, and 96 in Coatbridge South. The typical postcode is 437 m from the nearest school in Bellshill and 332 m in Coatbridge South. The typical postcode is 998 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bellshill and 889 m in Coatbridge South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Bellshill and 86% in Coatbridge South.

24.0%Green space within 500 m

16.0%Green space within 500 m

22.7%Green space within 500 m

54Services within 15 min (median)

96Services within 15 min (median)

50Services within 15 min (median)

437 mNearest school (median)

332 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

998 mNearest tram or rail (median)

889 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

81.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

85.8%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.

Bellshill

Bellshill is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 15,689 people in 7,278 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the North Lanarkshire average.

Coatbridge South

Coatbridge South is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 17,156 people in 7,472 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% below the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Bellshill and Coatbridge South next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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Bellshillvs Coatbridge South