Cumbernauld South
vs Kilsyth

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

Cumbernauld South

262 postcodes

Kilsyth

353 postcodes

North Lanarkshire

city average

People

Cumbernauld South has 16,391 residents in 7,273 households; Kilsyth has 12,756 in 5,934. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 21%). Kilsyth has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 3.2 percentage points more than Cumbernauld South (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

16,391Residents (2021)

12,756Residents (2021)

340,248Residents (2021)

7,273Households

5,934Households

150,841Households

17.1%Aged 15–29

16.9%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

20.9%Aged 65 and over

20.7%Aged 65 and over

17.9%Aged 65 and over

34.3%Living alone

37.5%Living alone

34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Cumbernauld South (48%) and flats in Kilsyth (38%). Cumbernauld South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 6.6 percentage points more than Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Cumbernauld South has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1.6 percentage points more than Kilsyth (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

66.2%Owner-occupied

59.6%Owner-occupied

62.5%Owner-occupied

11.5%Private renting

9.9%Private renting

8.6%Private renting

20.7%Social renting

29.5%Social renting

27.7%Social renting

15.5%Detached houses

21.2%Detached houses

19.4%Detached houses

15.4%Semi-detached houses

18.3%Semi-detached houses

24.6%Semi-detached houses

47.5%Terraced houses

20.7%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

21.0%Flats

37.9%Flats

27.5%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (17% and 16%). A typical postcode has 56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cumbernauld South, and 36 in Kilsyth. The typical postcode is 306 m from the nearest school in Cumbernauld South and 366 m in Kilsyth. The typical postcode is 974 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cumbernauld South and 2,765 m in Kilsyth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Cumbernauld South and 86% in Kilsyth.

16.6%Green space within 500 m

16.3%Green space within 500 m

22.7%Green space within 500 m

56Services within 15 min (median)

36Services within 15 min (median)

50Services within 15 min (median)

306 mNearest school (median)

366 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

974 mNearest tram or rail (median)

2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

93.3%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 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.

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 South and Kilsyth next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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