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Bellshill
vs Thorniewood

Bellshill has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Thorniewood. Bellshill has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of North Lanarkshire with Bellshill highlighted
Bellshill
434 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire with Thorniewood highlighted
Thorniewood
367 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
city average

People

Bellshill has 15,689 residents in 7,278 households; Thorniewood has 13,806 in 5,971. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (19% and 19%). Bellshill has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 5.2 percentage points more than Thorniewood (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

15,689Residents (2021)
13,806Residents (2021)
340,248Residents (2021)
7,278Households
5,971Households
150,841Households
18.7%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
18.7%Aged 65 and over
18.6%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
37.3%Living alone
32.1%Living alone
34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Bellshill and 39% in Thorniewood. Thorniewood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 11.1 percentage points more than Bellshill (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Bellshill has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 3 percentage points more than Thorniewood (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

54.5%Owner-occupied
65.6%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
9.5%Private renting
6.5%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
34.8%Social renting
27.0%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
12.8%Detached houses
15.7%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
34.8%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
36.5%Terraced houses
38.8%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
28.2%Flats
11.0%Flats
27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Bellshill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 3.3 percentage points more than Thorniewood (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 54 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bellshill, and 49 in Thorniewood. The typical postcode is 437 m from the nearest school in Bellshill and 516 m in Thorniewood. The typical postcode is 998 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bellshill and 1,454 m in Thorniewood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Bellshill and 94% in Thorniewood.

24.0%Green space within 500 m
20.7%Green space within 500 m
22.7%Green space within 500 m
54Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
437 mNearest school (median)
516 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
998 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
81.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.1%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.

Thorniewood

Thorniewood is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 13,806 people in 5,971 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Bellshill and Thorniewood next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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