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Mossend and Holytown
vs Motherwell West

Mossend and Holytown has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Motherwell West. Motherwell West has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 22%).

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

People

Mossend and Holytown has 13,692 residents in 6,153 households; Motherwell West has 14,466 in 6,367. Motherwell West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 3.9 percentage points more than Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire: 18%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 34%).

13,692Residents (2021)
14,466Residents (2021)
340,248Residents (2021)
6,153Households
6,367Households
150,841Households
18.1%Aged 15–29
17.7%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 65 and over
19.0%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
35.1%Living alone
34.2%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 34% in Motherwell West. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (60% and 59%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (9% and 10%).

59.8%Owner-occupied
59.4%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
9.4%Private renting
9.7%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
30.0%Social renting
29.9%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
14.1%Detached houses
15.7%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
27.9%Terraced houses
19.4%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
30.0%Flats
34.4%Flats
27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Motherwell West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 3 percentage points more than Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 73 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mossend and Holytown, and 62 in Motherwell West. The typical postcode is 442 m from the nearest school in Mossend and Holytown and 388 m in Motherwell West. The typical postcode is 992 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mossend and Holytown and 1,058 m in Motherwell West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Mossend and Holytown and 95% in Motherwell West.

21.8%Green space within 500 m
24.8%Green space within 500 m
22.7%Green space within 500 m
73Services within 15 min (median)
62Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
442 mNearest school (median)
388 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
992 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.3%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 West

Motherwell West is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 14,466 people in 6,367 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% above the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

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

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