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Murdostoun
vs Wishaw

Wishaw 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 27%).

Map of North Lanarkshire with Murdostoun highlighted
Murdostoun
448 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire with Wishaw highlighted
Wishaw
370 postcodes
Map of North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
city average

People

Murdostoun has 18,573 residents in 8,392 households; Wishaw has 17,408 in 8,157. Wishaw has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 1.6 percentage points more than Murdostoun (North Lanarkshire: 18%). Wishaw has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 4.3 percentage points more than Murdostoun (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

18,573Residents (2021)
17,408Residents (2021)
340,248Residents (2021)
8,392Households
8,157Households
150,841Households
17.5%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 15–29
19.3%Aged 65 and over
20.9%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
34.9%Living alone
39.2%Living alone
34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Murdostoun (32%) and flats in Wishaw (31%). Murdostoun has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 6.3 percentage points more than Wishaw (North Lanarkshire: 63%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (8% and 9%).

62.1%Owner-occupied
55.8%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
7.9%Private renting
8.8%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
28.5%Social renting
34.2%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
18.9%Detached houses
15.8%Detached houses
19.4%Detached houses
32.3%Semi-detached houses
25.7%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
30.1%Terraced houses
26.2%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
17.9%Flats
31.4%Flats
27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Murdostoun has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 42%, 15 percentage points more than Wishaw (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 33 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Murdostoun, and 58 in Wishaw. The typical postcode is 409 m from the nearest school in Murdostoun and 452 m in Wishaw. The typical postcode is 1,819 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Murdostoun and 1,063 m in Wishaw. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Murdostoun and 83% in Wishaw.

41.8%Green space within 500 m
26.8%Green space within 500 m
22.7%Green space within 500 m
33Services within 15 min (median)
58Services within 15 min (median)
50Services within 15 min (median)
409 mNearest school (median)
452 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
92.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.4%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.

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.

Wishaw

Wishaw is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 17,408 people in 8,157 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the North Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Murdostoun and Wishaw next to other wards of North Lanarkshire.

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