Clydesdale East
vs Larkhall
Larkhall has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Clydesdale East. Clydesdale East has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 24%).
People
Clydesdale East has 13,442 residents in 5,965 households; Larkhall has 19,050 in 8,659. Clydesdale East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.2 percentage points more than Larkhall (South Lanarkshire: 20%). Larkhall has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.4 percentage points more than Clydesdale East (South Lanarkshire: 35%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Clydesdale East (49%) and terraced houses in Larkhall (35%). Clydesdale East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 6.4 percentage points more than Larkhall (South Lanarkshire: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (10% and 9%).
Surroundings
Clydesdale East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 3 percentage points more than Larkhall (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clydesdale East, and 58 in Larkhall. The typical postcode is 628 m from the nearest school in Clydesdale East and 357 m in Larkhall. The typical postcode is 9,205 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clydesdale East and 1,136 m in Larkhall. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Clydesdale East and 79% in Larkhall.
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.
Clydesdale East is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 13,442 people in 5,965 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the South Lanarkshire average.
Larkhall is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 19,050 people in 8,659 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the South Lanarkshire average.
More comparisons.
Clydesdale East and Larkhall next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.