Cumbernauld South
vs Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Cumbernauld South. Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Cumbernauld South has 16,391 residents in 7,273 households; Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn has 13,560 in 5,729. Cumbernauld South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 6 percentage points more than Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn (North Lanarkshire: 18%). Cumbernauld South has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 6 percentage points more than Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn (North Lanarkshire: 35%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Cumbernauld South (48%) and detached houses in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn (30%). Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 8.8 percentage points more than Cumbernauld South (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Cumbernauld South has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 6.4 percentage points more than Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn (North Lanarkshire: 9%).
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (17% and 17%). A typical postcode has 56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cumbernauld South, and 30 in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn. The typical postcode is 306 m from the nearest school in Cumbernauld South and 474 m in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn. The typical postcode is 974 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cumbernauld South and 2,720 m in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Cumbernauld South and 82% in Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn.
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 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.
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.
Cumbernauld South and Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.