Motherwell North
vs Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Motherwell North. Motherwell North has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Motherwell North has 18,047 residents in 7,756 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 (16% and 15%). Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 5.6 percentage points more than Motherwell North (North Lanarkshire: 35%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Motherwell North (28%) and flats in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (43%). Motherwell North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 9.1 percentage points more than Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (North Lanarkshire: 63%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (9% and 8%).
Surroundings
Motherwell North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 2.3 percentage points more than Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 75 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Motherwell North, and 63 in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig. The typical postcode is 326 m from the nearest school in Motherwell North and 438 m in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig. The typical postcode is 643 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Motherwell North and 681 m in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Motherwell North and 85% in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig.
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.
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.
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.
Motherwell North and Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.