Blantyre
vs East Kilbride East

Blantyre has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in East Kilbride East. East Kilbride East has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 27%).

Blantyre

466 postcodes

East Kilbride East

268 postcodes

South Lanarkshire

city average

People

Blantyre has 15,817 residents in 7,435 households; East Kilbride East has 13,077 in 6,431. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 21%). East Kilbride East has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 7.1 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 35%).

15,817Residents (2021)

13,077Residents (2021)

327,131Residents (2021)

7,435Households

6,431Households

147,826Households

16.9%Aged 15–29

16.8%Aged 15–29

16.2%Aged 15–29

20.9%Aged 65 and over

21.0%Aged 65 and over

20.2%Aged 65 and over

36.0%Living alone

43.1%Living alone

34.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Blantyre and 46% in East Kilbride East. East Kilbride East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 3.4 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 70%). East Kilbride East has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 4.7 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 10%).

63.0%Owner-occupied

66.4%Owner-occupied

69.5%Owner-occupied

8.0%Private renting

12.7%Private renting

9.5%Private renting

27.6%Social renting

20.5%Social renting

19.7%Social renting

13.8%Detached houses

7.5%Detached houses

24.6%Detached houses

27.4%Semi-detached houses

8.6%Semi-detached houses

23.2%Semi-detached houses

37.0%Terraced houses

46.2%Terraced houses

24.9%Terraced houses

20.5%Flats

37.1%Flats

26.1%Flats

Surroundings

East Kilbride East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 3.7 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blantyre, and 55 in East Kilbride East. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Blantyre and 391 m in East Kilbride East. The typical postcode is 1,090 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blantyre and 2,134 m in East Kilbride East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Blantyre and 89% in East Kilbride East.

26.9%Green space within 500 m

30.6%Green space within 500 m

25.9%Green space within 500 m

68Services within 15 min (median)

55Services within 15 min (median)

58Services within 15 min (median)

361 mNearest school (median)

391 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

89.2%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.

East Kilbride East

East Kilbride East is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 13,077 people in 6,431 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the South Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Blantyre and East Kilbride East next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.

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Blantyrevs East Kilbride East