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Mossend and Holytown
vs Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig

Mossend and Holytown has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig. Mossend and Holytown has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of North Lanarkshire with Mossend and Holytown highlighted
Mossend and Holytown
370 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire with Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig highlighted
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
482 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
city average

People

Mossend and Holytown has 13,692 residents in 6,153 households; Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig has 20,392 in 9,436. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 4 percentage points more than Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

13,692Residents (2021)
20,392Residents (2021)
340,248Residents (2021)
6,153Households
9,436Households
150,841Households
18.1%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 65 and over
14.8%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
35.1%Living alone
39.1%Living alone
34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 30% of homes in Mossend and Holytown and 43% in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig. Mossend and Holytown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 9 percentage points more than Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Mossend and Holytown has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 1.4 percentage points more than Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

59.8%Owner-occupied
50.8%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
9.4%Private renting
8.0%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
30.0%Social renting
40.1%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
14.1%Detached houses
18.3%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
20.2%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
27.9%Terraced houses
17.6%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
30.0%Flats
42.8%Flats
27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Mossend and Holytown has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 5.1 percentage points more than Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 73 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mossend and Holytown, and 63 in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig. The typical postcode is 442 m from the nearest school in Mossend and Holytown and 438 m in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig. The typical postcode is 992 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mossend and Holytown and 681 m in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Mossend and Holytown and 85% in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig.

21.8%Green space within 500 m
16.7%Green space within 500 m
22.7%Green space within 500 m
73Services within 15 min (median)
63Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
442 mNearest school (median)
438 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
992 mNearest tram or rail (median)
681 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.1%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 South East and Ravenscraig

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 20,392 people in 9,436 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

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

Mossend and Holytown vs Motherwell NorthMossend and Holytown vs BellshillMossend and Holytown vs Motherwell WestMossend and Holytown vs Airdrie SouthMotherwell South East and Ravenscraig vs Motherwell WestMotherwell South East and Ravenscraig vs Motherwell NorthMotherwell South East and Ravenscraig vs WishawAll wards of North Lanarkshire