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Bothwell and Uddingston
vs Hamilton West and Earnock

Hamilton West and Earnock has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Bothwell and Uddingston. Hamilton West and Earnock has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 19%).

People

Bothwell and Uddingston has 13,183 residents in 5,994 households; Hamilton West and Earnock has 20,065 in 8,766. Bothwell and Uddingston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 8.1 percentage points more than Hamilton West and Earnock (South Lanarkshire: 20%). Bothwell and Uddingston has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 5 percentage points more than Hamilton West and Earnock (South Lanarkshire: 35%).

13,183Residents (2021)
20,065Residents (2021)
327,131Residents (2021)
5,994Households
8,766Households
147,826Households
13.2%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
16.2%Aged 15–29
24.0%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
20.2%Aged 65 and over
36.1%Living alone
31.1%Living alone
34.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Bothwell and Uddingston (36%) and semi-detached houses in Hamilton West and Earnock (31%). Bothwell and Uddingston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 5.8 percentage points more than Hamilton West and Earnock (South Lanarkshire: 70%). Bothwell and Uddingston has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 3.1 percentage points more than Hamilton West and Earnock (South Lanarkshire: 10%).

76.0%Owner-occupied
70.2%Owner-occupied
69.5%Owner-occupied
10.8%Private renting
7.7%Private renting
9.5%Private renting
12.2%Social renting
20.8%Social renting
19.7%Social renting
35.8%Detached houses
26.9%Detached houses
24.6%Detached houses
13.6%Semi-detached houses
30.5%Semi-detached houses
23.2%Semi-detached houses
20.4%Terraced houses
20.3%Terraced houses
24.9%Terraced houses
28.3%Flats
22.2%Flats
26.1%Flats

Surroundings

Hamilton West and Earnock has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 5.2 percentage points more than Bothwell and Uddingston (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 70 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bothwell and Uddingston, and 55 in Hamilton West and Earnock. The typical postcode is 454 m from the nearest school in Bothwell and Uddingston and 455 m in Hamilton West and Earnock. The typical postcode is 1,136 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bothwell and Uddingston and 1,993 m in Hamilton West and Earnock. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Bothwell and Uddingston and 89% in Hamilton West and Earnock.

19.2%Green space within 500 m
24.4%Green space within 500 m
25.9%Green space within 500 m
70Services within 15 min (median)
55Services within 15 min (median)
58Services within 15 min (median)
454 mNearest school (median)
455 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.4%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.

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.

Hamilton West and Earnock

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.

Bothwell and Uddingston and Hamilton West and Earnock next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.