Avondale and Stonehouse
vs Larkhall
Larkhall has the younger population: 17% 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 24%).
People
Avondale and Stonehouse has 18,657 residents in 7,801 households; Larkhall has 19,050 in 8,659. Larkhall has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 1.1 percentage points more than Avondale and Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire: 20%). Larkhall has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 6 percentage points more than Avondale and Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire: 35%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Avondale and Stonehouse (43%) and terraced houses in Larkhall (35%). Avondale and Stonehouse has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 15.5 percentage points more than Larkhall (South Lanarkshire: 70%). Larkhall has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 1.3 percentage points more than Avondale and Stonehouse (South Lanarkshire: 10%).
Surroundings
Avondale and Stonehouse has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 36%, 12.4 percentage points more than Larkhall (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Avondale and Stonehouse, and 58 in Larkhall. The typical postcode is 448 m from the nearest school in Avondale and Stonehouse and 357 m in Larkhall. The typical postcode is 7,875 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Avondale and Stonehouse and 1,136 m in Larkhall. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Avondale and Stonehouse and 79% in Larkhall.
Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS) · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
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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.
Larkhall is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 19,050 people in 8,659 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the South Lanarkshire average.
More comparisons.
Avondale and Stonehouse and Larkhall next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.