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%).
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%).
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.
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 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 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.