Blantyre
vs Hamilton North and East

Blantyre has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Hamilton North and East. Blantyre has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 21%).

Blantyre

466 postcodes

Hamilton North and East

453 postcodes

South Lanarkshire

city average

People

Blantyre has 15,817 residents in 7,435 households; Hamilton North and East has 15,219 in 7,473. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 21%). Hamilton North and East has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 7 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 35%).

15,817Residents (2021)

15,219Residents (2021)

327,131Residents (2021)

7,435Households

7,473Households

147,826Households

16.9%Aged 15–29

16.4%Aged 15–29

16.2%Aged 15–29

20.9%Aged 65 and over

21.2%Aged 65 and over

20.2%Aged 65 and over

36.0%Living alone

43.0%Living alone

34.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Blantyre (37%) and flats in Hamilton North and East (45%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (63% and 62%). Hamilton North and East has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 8 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 10%).

63.0%Owner-occupied

62.2%Owner-occupied

69.5%Owner-occupied

8.0%Private renting

16.0%Private renting

9.5%Private renting

27.6%Social renting

20.2%Social renting

19.7%Social renting

13.8%Detached houses

15.4%Detached houses

24.6%Detached houses

27.4%Semi-detached houses

23.8%Semi-detached houses

23.2%Semi-detached houses

37.0%Terraced houses

14.2%Terraced houses

24.9%Terraced houses

20.5%Flats

45.3%Flats

26.1%Flats

Surroundings

Blantyre has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 5.9 percentage points more than Hamilton North and East (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blantyre, and 89 in Hamilton North and East. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Blantyre and 483 m in Hamilton North and East. The typical postcode is 1,090 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blantyre and 627 m in Hamilton North and East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Blantyre and 72% in Hamilton North and East.

26.9%Green space within 500 m

21.0%Green space within 500 m

25.9%Green space within 500 m

68Services within 15 min (median)

89Services within 15 min (median)

58Services within 15 min (median)

361 mNearest school (median)

483 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

627 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

72.4%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.

Hamilton North and East

Hamilton North and East is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 15,219 people in 7,473 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the South Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

Blantyre and Hamilton North and East next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.

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

Blantyrevs Hamilton North and East