Mossend and Holytown
vs Murdostoun

Mossend and Holytown has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Murdostoun. Murdostoun has more green space nearby (42% within 500 m, against 22%).

Mossend and Holytown

370 postcodes

Murdostoun

448 postcodes

North Lanarkshire

city average

People

Mossend and Holytown has 13,692 residents in 6,153 households; Murdostoun has 18,573 in 8,392. Murdostoun has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 4.2 percentage points more than Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire: 18%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 35%).

13,692Residents (2021)

18,573Residents (2021)

340,248Residents (2021)

6,153Households

8,392Households

150,841Households

18.1%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 65 and over

19.3%Aged 65 and over

17.9%Aged 65 and over

35.1%Living alone

34.9%Living alone

34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Mossend and Holytown (30%) and semi-detached houses in Murdostoun (32%). Murdostoun has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 2.3 percentage points more than Mossend and Holytown (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Mossend and Holytown has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 1.5 percentage points more than Murdostoun (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

59.8%Owner-occupied

62.1%Owner-occupied

62.5%Owner-occupied

9.4%Private renting

7.9%Private renting

8.6%Private renting

30.0%Social renting

28.5%Social renting

27.7%Social renting

14.1%Detached houses

18.9%Detached houses

19.4%Detached houses

27.5%Semi-detached houses

32.3%Semi-detached houses

24.6%Semi-detached houses

27.9%Terraced houses

30.1%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

30.0%Flats

17.9%Flats

27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Murdostoun has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 42%, 20 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 33 in Murdostoun. The typical postcode is 442 m from the nearest school in Mossend and Holytown and 409 m in Murdostoun. The typical postcode is 992 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mossend and Holytown and 1,819 m in Murdostoun. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Mossend and Holytown and 92% in Murdostoun.

21.8%Green space within 500 m

41.8%Green space within 500 m

22.7%Green space within 500 m

73Services within 15 min (median)

33Services within 15 min (median)

50Services within 15 min (median)

442 mNearest school (median)

409 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

992 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

92.2%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.

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.

Murdostoun

Murdostoun is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 18,573 people in 8,392 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 42% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 84% above the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

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