Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
vs Thorniewood

Thorniewood has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead. Thorniewood has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 19%).

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead

403 postcodes

Thorniewood

367 postcodes

North Lanarkshire

city average

People

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead has 13,286 residents in 5,502 households; Thorniewood has 13,806 in 5,971. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (18% and 19%). Thorniewood has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.5 percentage points more than Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (North Lanarkshire: 35%).

13,286Residents (2021)

13,806Residents (2021)

340,248Residents (2021)

5,502Households

5,971Households

150,841Households

14.7%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

17.7%Aged 65 and over

18.6%Aged 65 and over

17.9%Aged 65 and over

27.6%Living alone

32.1%Living alone

34.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (36%) and terraced houses in Thorniewood (39%). Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 15.6 percentage points more than Thorniewood (North Lanarkshire: 63%). Thorniewood has the higher share of private renting: 7%, 1.3 percentage points more than Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (North Lanarkshire: 9%).

81.2%Owner-occupied

65.6%Owner-occupied

62.5%Owner-occupied

5.2%Private renting

6.5%Private renting

8.6%Private renting

12.7%Social renting

27.0%Social renting

27.7%Social renting

36.4%Detached houses

15.7%Detached houses

19.4%Detached houses

29.2%Semi-detached houses

34.8%Semi-detached houses

24.6%Semi-detached houses

11.9%Terraced houses

38.8%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

20.8%Flats

11.0%Flats

27.5%Flats

Surroundings

Thorniewood has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 2.2 percentage points more than Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead (North Lanarkshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 37 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead, and 49 in Thorniewood. The typical postcode is 453 m from the nearest school in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead and 516 m in Thorniewood. The typical postcode is 1,310 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead and 1,454 m in Thorniewood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead and 94% in Thorniewood.

18.5%Green space within 500 m

20.7%Green space within 500 m

22.7%Green space within 500 m

37Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

50Services within 15 min (median)

453 mNearest school (median)

516 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

84.7%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.

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead

Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 13,286 people in 5,502 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the North Lanarkshire average.

Thorniewood

Thorniewood is one of 21 wards in North Lanarkshire, home to 13,806 people in 5,971 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the North Lanarkshire average.

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Stepps, Chryston and Muirheadvs Thorniewood