Cumbernauld East
vs Kilsyth

Cumbernauld East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Kilsyth. Cumbernauld East has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 16%).

Cumbernauld East

315 postcodes

Kilsyth

353 postcodes

North Lanarkshire

city average

People

Cumbernauld East has 16,908 residents in 8,205 households; Kilsyth has 12,756 in 5,934. 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%, 2.9 percentage points more than Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

16,908Residents (2021)

12,756Residents (2021)

340,248Residents (2021)

8,205Households

5,934Households

150,841Households

18.1%Aged 15–29

16.9%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

20.3%Aged 65 and over

20.7%Aged 65 and over

17.9%Aged 65 and over

40.4%Living alone

37.5%Living alone

34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Cumbernauld East (49%) and flats in Kilsyth (38%). Cumbernauld East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 61%, 1.1 percentage points more than Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Cumbernauld East has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 3.7 percentage points more than Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

60.7%Owner-occupied

59.6%Owner-occupied

62.5%Owner-occupied

13.6%Private renting

9.9%Private renting

8.6%Private renting

24.5%Social renting

29.5%Social renting

27.7%Social renting

6.5%Detached houses

21.2%Detached houses

19.4%Detached houses

12.6%Semi-detached houses

18.3%Semi-detached houses

24.6%Semi-detached houses

48.9%Terraced houses

20.7%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

32.2%Flats

37.9%Flats

27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Cumbernauld East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 10.9 percentage points more than Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 50 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cumbernauld East, and 36 in Kilsyth. The typical postcode is 423 m from the nearest school in Cumbernauld East and 366 m in Kilsyth. The typical postcode is 1,678 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cumbernauld East and 2,765 m in Kilsyth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Cumbernauld East and 86% in Kilsyth.

27.2%Green space within 500 m

16.3%Green space within 500 m

22.7%Green space within 500 m

50Services within 15 min (median)

36Services within 15 min (median)

50Services within 15 min (median)

423 mNearest school (median)

366 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

86.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

86.2%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.

Kilsyth

Kilsyth is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 12,756 people in 5,934 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

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

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