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Avondale and Stonehouse
vs Hamilton South

Hamilton South has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Avondale and Stonehouse. Avondale and Stonehouse has more green space nearby (36% within 500 m, against 27%).

Map of South Lanarkshire with Avondale and Stonehouse highlighted
Avondale and Stonehouse
530 postcodes
Map of South Lanarkshire with Hamilton South highlighted
Hamilton South
419 postcodes
Map of South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
city average

People

Avondale and Stonehouse has 18,657 residents in 7,801 households; Hamilton South has 20,911 in 9,405. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 20%). Hamilton South has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 7.9 percentage points more than Avondale and Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire: 35%).

18,657Residents (2021)
20,911Residents (2021)
327,131Residents (2021)
7,801Households
9,405Households
147,826Households
14.2%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 15–29
16.2%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 65 and over
20.0%Aged 65 and over
20.2%Aged 65 and over
27.2%Living alone
35.1%Living alone
34.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Avondale and Stonehouse (43%) and flats in Hamilton South (31%). Avondale and Stonehouse has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 16.4 percentage points more than Hamilton South (South Lanarkshire: 70%). Hamilton South has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 2.8 percentage points more than Avondale and Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire: 10%).

81.8%Owner-occupied
65.4%Owner-occupied
69.5%Owner-occupied
7.8%Private renting
10.6%Private renting
9.5%Private renting
9.3%Social renting
22.7%Social renting
19.7%Social renting
42.5%Detached houses
19.1%Detached houses
24.6%Detached houses
23.0%Semi-detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
23.2%Semi-detached houses
21.0%Terraced houses
19.4%Terraced houses
24.9%Terraced houses
10.8%Flats
31.4%Flats
26.1%Flats

Surroundings

Avondale and Stonehouse has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 36%, 9.4 percentage points more than Hamilton South (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Avondale and Stonehouse, and 58 in Hamilton South. The typical postcode is 448 m from the nearest school in Avondale and Stonehouse and 361 m in Hamilton South. The typical postcode is 7,875 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Avondale and Stonehouse and 1,466 m in Hamilton South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Avondale and Stonehouse and 91% in Hamilton South.

35.9%Green space within 500 m
26.5%Green space within 500 m
25.9%Green space within 500 m
24Services within 15 min (median)
58Services within 15 min (median)
58Services within 15 min (median)
448 mNearest school (median)
361 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
84.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.9%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.

Avondale and Stonehouse

Avondale and Stonehouse is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 18,657 people in 7,801 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 36% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 39% above the South Lanarkshire average.

Hamilton South

Hamilton South is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 20,911 people in 9,405 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the South Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

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