Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
vs Murdostoun

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig 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 17%).

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig

482 postcodes

Murdostoun

448 postcodes

North Lanarkshire

city average

People

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig has 20,392 residents in 9,436 households; Murdostoun has 18,573 in 8,392. Murdostoun has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 4.5 percentage points more than Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (North Lanarkshire: 18%). Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 4.2 percentage points more than Murdostoun (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

20,392Residents (2021)

18,573Residents (2021)

340,248Residents (2021)

9,436Households

8,392Households

150,841Households

17.9%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

14.8%Aged 65 and over

19.3%Aged 65 and over

17.9%Aged 65 and over

39.1%Living alone

34.9%Living alone

34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (43%) and semi-detached houses in Murdostoun (32%). Murdostoun has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 11.3 percentage points more than Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (North Lanarkshire: 63%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (8% and 8%).

50.8%Owner-occupied

62.1%Owner-occupied

62.5%Owner-occupied

8.0%Private renting

7.9%Private renting

8.6%Private renting

40.1%Social renting

28.5%Social renting

27.7%Social renting

18.3%Detached houses

18.9%Detached houses

19.4%Detached houses

20.2%Semi-detached houses

32.3%Semi-detached houses

24.6%Semi-detached houses

17.6%Terraced houses

30.1%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

42.8%Flats

17.9%Flats

27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Murdostoun has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 42%, 25.1 percentage points more than Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig, and 33 in Murdostoun. The typical postcode is 438 m from the nearest school in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig and 409 m in Murdostoun. The typical postcode is 681 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig and 1,819 m in Murdostoun. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig and 92% in Murdostoun.

16.7%Green space within 500 m

41.8%Green space within 500 m

22.7%Green space within 500 m

63Services within 15 min (median)

33Services within 15 min (median)

50Services within 15 min (median)

438 mNearest school (median)

409 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

681 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

85.1%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.

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.

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.

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

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Motherwell South East and Ravenscraigvs Murdostoun