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Fortissat
vs Wishaw

Wishaw has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Fortissat. Wishaw has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of North Lanarkshire with Fortissat highlighted
Fortissat
427 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire with Wishaw highlighted
Wishaw
370 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
city average

People

Fortissat has 16,124 residents in 7,085 households; Wishaw has 17,408 in 8,157. Wishaw has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 2.5 percentage points more than Fortissat (North Lanarkshire: 18%). Wishaw has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 3.2 percentage points more than Fortissat (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

16,124Residents (2021)
17,408Residents (2021)
340,248Residents (2021)
7,085Households
8,157Households
150,841Households
15.9%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 65 and over
20.9%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
36.0%Living alone
39.2%Living alone
34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Fortissat (29%) and flats in Wishaw (31%). Fortissat has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 59%, 3.4 percentage points more than Wishaw (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Wishaw has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 1.9 percentage points more than Fortissat (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

59.2%Owner-occupied
55.8%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
6.9%Private renting
8.8%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
31.8%Social renting
34.2%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
20.4%Detached houses
15.8%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
27.2%Semi-detached houses
25.7%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
28.9%Terraced houses
26.2%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
23.0%Flats
31.4%Flats
27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Wishaw has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 7.8 percentage points more than Fortissat (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fortissat, and 58 in Wishaw. The typical postcode is 551 m from the nearest school in Fortissat and 452 m in Wishaw. The typical postcode is 1,433 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fortissat and 1,063 m in Wishaw. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Fortissat and 83% in Wishaw.

19.0%Green space within 500 m
26.8%Green space within 500 m
22.7%Green space within 500 m
23Services within 15 min (median)
58Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
551 mNearest school (median)
452 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
85.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.4%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.

Fortissat

Fortissat is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 16,124 people in 7,085 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the North Lanarkshire average.

Wishaw

Wishaw is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 17,408 people in 8,157 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Fortissat and Wishaw next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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