Blantyre
vs Hamilton West and Earnock
Blantyre has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Hamilton West and Earnock. Blantyre has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 24%).
People
Blantyre has 15,817 residents in 7,435 households; Hamilton West and Earnock has 20,065 in 8,766. Blantyre has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5 percentage points more than Hamilton West and Earnock (South Lanarkshire: 20%). Blantyre has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 4.9 percentage points more than Hamilton West and Earnock (South Lanarkshire: 35%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Blantyre (37%) and semi-detached houses in Hamilton West and Earnock (31%). Hamilton West and Earnock has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 7.2 percentage points more than Blantyre (South Lanarkshire: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (8% and 8%).
Surroundings
Blantyre has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 2.5 percentage points more than Hamilton West and Earnock (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blantyre, and 55 in Hamilton West and Earnock. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Blantyre and 455 m in Hamilton West and Earnock. The typical postcode is 1,090 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blantyre and 1,993 m in Hamilton West and Earnock. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Blantyre and 89% in Hamilton West and Earnock.
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 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 West and Earnock is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 20,065 people in 8,766 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the South Lanarkshire average.
More comparisons.
Blantyre and Hamilton West and Earnock next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.