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Cumbernauld East
vs Cumbernauld South

Cumbernauld East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Cumbernauld South. Cumbernauld East has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of North Lanarkshire with Cumbernauld East highlighted
Cumbernauld East
315 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire with Cumbernauld South highlighted
Cumbernauld South
262 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
city average

People

Cumbernauld East has 16,908 residents in 8,205 households; Cumbernauld South has 16,391 in 7,273. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 21%). Cumbernauld East has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 6.1 percentage points more than Cumbernauld South (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

16,908Residents (2021)
16,391Residents (2021)
340,248Residents (2021)
8,205Households
7,273Households
150,841Households
18.1%Aged 15–29
17.1%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
20.3%Aged 65 and over
20.9%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
40.4%Living alone
34.3%Living alone
34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Cumbernauld East and 48% in Cumbernauld South. Cumbernauld South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 5.5 percentage points more than Cumbernauld East (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Cumbernauld East has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 2.1 percentage points more than Cumbernauld South (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

60.7%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
13.6%Private renting
11.5%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
24.5%Social renting
20.7%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
6.5%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
12.6%Semi-detached houses
15.4%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
48.9%Terraced houses
47.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
32.2%Flats
21.0%Flats
27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Cumbernauld East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 10.6 percentage points more than Cumbernauld South (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 50 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cumbernauld East, and 56 in Cumbernauld South. The typical postcode is 423 m from the nearest school in Cumbernauld East and 306 m in Cumbernauld South. The typical postcode is 1,678 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cumbernauld East and 974 m in Cumbernauld South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Cumbernauld East and 93% in Cumbernauld South.

27.2%Green space within 500 m
16.6%Green space within 500 m
22.7%Green space within 500 m
50Services within 15 min (median)
56Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
423 mNearest school (median)
306 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
974 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
86.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.3%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.

Cumbernauld East

Cumbernauld East is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 16,908 people in 8,205 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% above the North Lanarkshire average.

Cumbernauld South

Cumbernauld South is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 16,391 people in 7,273 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Cumbernauld East and Cumbernauld South next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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