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Cumbernauld North
vs Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn

Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Cumbernauld North. Cumbernauld North has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of North Lanarkshire with Cumbernauld North highlighted
Cumbernauld North
312 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire with Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn highlighted
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn
380 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
city average

People

Cumbernauld North has 19,036 residents in 7,476 households; Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn has 13,560 in 5,729. Cumbernauld North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 1.8 percentage points more than Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn (North Lanarkshire: 18%). Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 6.2 percentage points more than Cumbernauld North (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

19,036Residents (2021)
13,560Residents (2021)
340,248Residents (2021)
7,476Households
5,729Households
150,841Households
17.1%Aged 15–29
17.4%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
16.7%Aged 65 and over
14.9%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
22.1%Living alone
28.3%Living alone
34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Cumbernauld North and 30% in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn. Cumbernauld North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 8.1 percentage points more than Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn (North Lanarkshire: 63%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (5% and 5%).

83.1%Owner-occupied
75.0%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
5.2%Private renting
5.1%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
10.7%Social renting
18.8%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
49.6%Detached houses
30.3%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
19.6%Semi-detached houses
26.0%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Terraced houses
26.2%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
6.4%Flats
16.6%Flats
27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Cumbernauld North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 9.6 percentage points more than Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cumbernauld North, and 30 in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn. The typical postcode is 718 m from the nearest school in Cumbernauld North and 474 m in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn. The typical postcode is 1,941 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cumbernauld North and 2,720 m in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Cumbernauld North and 82% in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn.

26.9%Green space within 500 m
17.3%Green space within 500 m
22.7%Green space within 500 m
42Services within 15 min (median)
30Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
718 mNearest school (median)
474 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
83.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.0%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 North

Cumbernauld North is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 19,036 people in 7,476 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% above the North Lanarkshire average.

Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn

Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 13,560 people in 5,729 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

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