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Mossend and Holytown
vs Motherwell North

Mossend and Holytown has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Motherwell North. Mossend and Holytown has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of North Lanarkshire with Mossend and Holytown highlighted
Mossend and Holytown
370 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire with Motherwell North highlighted
Motherwell North
397 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
city average

People

Mossend and Holytown has 13,692 residents in 6,153 households; Motherwell North has 18,047 in 7,756. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 16%). Mossend and Holytown has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.6 percentage points more than Motherwell North (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

13,692Residents (2021)
18,047Residents (2021)
340,248Residents (2021)
6,153Households
7,756Households
150,841Households
18.1%Aged 15–29
17.7%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 65 and over
15.5%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
35.1%Living alone
33.5%Living alone
34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Mossend and Holytown (30%) and terraced houses in Motherwell North (28%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (60% and 60%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (9% and 9%).

59.8%Owner-occupied
59.9%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
9.4%Private renting
8.5%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
30.0%Social renting
30.8%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
14.1%Detached houses
18.6%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
26.2%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
27.9%Terraced houses
28.4%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
30.0%Flats
26.0%Flats
27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Mossend and Holytown has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 2.8 percentage points more than Motherwell North (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 73 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mossend and Holytown, and 75 in Motherwell North. The typical postcode is 442 m from the nearest school in Mossend and Holytown and 326 m in Motherwell North. The typical postcode is 992 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mossend and Holytown and 643 m in Motherwell North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Mossend and Holytown and 93% in Motherwell North.

21.8%Green space within 500 m
19.0%Green space within 500 m
22.7%Green space within 500 m
73Services within 15 min (median)
75Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
442 mNearest school (median)
326 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
992 mNearest tram or rail (median)
643 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.6%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.

Mossend and Holytown

Mossend and Holytown is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 13,692 people in 6,153 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% below the North Lanarkshire average.

Motherwell North

Motherwell North is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 18,047 people in 7,756 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.

More comparisons.

Mossend and Holytown and Motherwell North next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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