Blantyre
vs Bothwell and Uddingston

Blantyre has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Bothwell and Uddingston. Blantyre has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 19%).

Blantyre

466 postcodes

Bothwell and Uddingston

427 postcodes

South Lanarkshire

city average

People

Blantyre has 15,817 residents in 7,435 households; Bothwell and Uddingston has 13,183 in 5,994. Bothwell and Uddingston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 3.1 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 20%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (36% and 36%).

15,817Residents (2021)

13,183Residents (2021)

327,131Residents (2021)

7,435Households

5,994Households

147,826Households

16.9%Aged 15–29

13.2%Aged 15–29

16.2%Aged 15–29

20.9%Aged 65 and over

24.0%Aged 65 and over

20.2%Aged 65 and over

36.0%Living alone

36.1%Living alone

34.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Blantyre (37%) and detached houses in Bothwell and Uddingston (36%). Bothwell and Uddingston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 13 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 70%). Bothwell and Uddingston has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 2.8 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 10%).

63.0%Owner-occupied

76.0%Owner-occupied

69.5%Owner-occupied

8.0%Private renting

10.8%Private renting

9.5%Private renting

27.6%Social renting

12.2%Social renting

19.7%Social renting

13.8%Detached houses

35.8%Detached houses

24.6%Detached houses

27.4%Semi-detached houses

13.6%Semi-detached houses

23.2%Semi-detached houses

37.0%Terraced houses

20.4%Terraced houses

24.9%Terraced houses

20.5%Flats

28.3%Flats

26.1%Flats

Surroundings

Blantyre has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 7.7 percentage points more than Bothwell and Uddingston (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blantyre, and 70 in Bothwell and Uddingston. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Blantyre and 454 m in Bothwell and Uddingston. The typical postcode is 1,090 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blantyre and 1,136 m in Bothwell and Uddingston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Blantyre and 75% in Bothwell and Uddingston.

26.9%Green space within 500 m

19.2%Green space within 500 m

25.9%Green space within 500 m

68Services within 15 min (median)

70Services within 15 min (median)

58Services within 15 min (median)

361 mNearest school (median)

454 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

74.5%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.

Blantyre

Blantyre is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 15,817 people in 7,435 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the South Lanarkshire average.

Bothwell and Uddingston

Bothwell and Uddingston is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 13,183 people in 5,994 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the South Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Blantyre and Bothwell and Uddingston next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.

Blantyre vs Hamilton West and Earnock Blantyre vs Hamilton North and East Blantyre vs Cambuslang East Bothwell and Uddingston vs Cambuslang East Bothwell and Uddingston vs Hamilton North and East Bothwell and Uddingston vs Hamilton West and Earnock All wards of South Lanarkshire

Blantyrevs Bothwell and Uddingston