Cumbernauld North
vs Kilsyth

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

Cumbernauld North

312 postcodes

Kilsyth

353 postcodes

North Lanarkshire

city average

People

Cumbernauld North has 19,036 residents in 7,476 households; Kilsyth has 12,756 in 5,934. Kilsyth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 4 percentage points more than Cumbernauld North (North Lanarkshire: 18%). Kilsyth has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 15.4 percentage points more than Cumbernauld North (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

19,036Residents (2021)

12,756Residents (2021)

340,248Residents (2021)

7,476Households

5,934Households

150,841Households

17.1%Aged 15–29

16.9%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

16.7%Aged 65 and over

20.7%Aged 65 and over

17.9%Aged 65 and over

22.1%Living alone

37.5%Living alone

34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Cumbernauld North (50%) and flats in Kilsyth (38%). Cumbernauld North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 23.5 percentage points more than Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Kilsyth has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 4.7 percentage points more than Cumbernauld North (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

83.1%Owner-occupied

59.6%Owner-occupied

62.5%Owner-occupied

5.2%Private renting

9.9%Private renting

8.6%Private renting

10.7%Social renting

29.5%Social renting

27.7%Social renting

49.6%Detached houses

21.2%Detached houses

19.4%Detached houses

19.6%Semi-detached houses

18.3%Semi-detached houses

24.6%Semi-detached houses

24.7%Terraced houses

20.7%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

6.4%Flats

37.9%Flats

27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Cumbernauld North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 10.6 percentage points more than Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cumbernauld North, and 36 in Kilsyth. The typical postcode is 718 m from the nearest school in Cumbernauld North and 366 m in Kilsyth. The typical postcode is 1,941 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cumbernauld North and 2,765 m in Kilsyth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Cumbernauld North and 86% in Kilsyth.

26.9%Green space within 500 m

16.3%Green space within 500 m

22.7%Green space within 500 m

42Services within 15 min (median)

36Services within 15 min (median)

50Services within 15 min (median)

718 mNearest school (median)

366 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

83.8%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 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.

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 North and Kilsyth next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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