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East Kilbride East
vs East Kilbride West

East Kilbride East has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in East Kilbride West. East Kilbride West has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 31%).

Map of South Lanarkshire with East Kilbride East highlighted
East Kilbride East
268 postcodes
Map of South Lanarkshire with East Kilbride West highlighted
East Kilbride West
432 postcodes
Map of South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
city average

People

East Kilbride East has 13,077 residents in 6,431 households; East Kilbride West has 16,183 in 6,541. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 20%). East Kilbride East has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 21.5 percentage points more than East Kilbride West (South Lanarkshire: 35%).

13,077Residents (2021)
16,183Residents (2021)
327,131Residents (2021)
6,431Households
6,541Households
147,826Households
16.8%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 15–29
16.2%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 65 and over
20.3%Aged 65 and over
20.2%Aged 65 and over
43.1%Living alone
21.6%Living alone
34.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in East Kilbride East (46%) and detached houses in East Kilbride West (55%). East Kilbride West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 88%, 21.7 percentage points more than East Kilbride East (South Lanarkshire: 70%). East Kilbride East has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 7.9 percentage points more than East Kilbride West (South Lanarkshire: 10%).

66.4%Owner-occupied
88.1%Owner-occupied
69.5%Owner-occupied
12.7%Private renting
4.8%Private renting
9.5%Private renting
20.5%Social renting
6.5%Social renting
19.7%Social renting
7.5%Detached houses
55.4%Detached houses
24.6%Detached houses
8.6%Semi-detached houses
25.4%Semi-detached houses
23.2%Semi-detached houses
46.2%Terraced houses
6.7%Terraced houses
24.9%Terraced houses
37.1%Flats
12.4%Flats
26.1%Flats

Surroundings

East Kilbride West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 6 percentage points more than East Kilbride East (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 55 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in East Kilbride East, and 49 in East Kilbride West. The typical postcode is 391 m from the nearest school in East Kilbride East and 692 m in East Kilbride West. The typical postcode is 2,134 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in East Kilbride East and 1,108 m in East Kilbride West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in East Kilbride East and 82% in East Kilbride West.

30.6%Green space within 500 m
36.6%Green space within 500 m
25.9%Green space within 500 m
55Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
58Services within 15 min (median)
391 mNearest school (median)
692 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
89.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.4%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.

East Kilbride East

East Kilbride East is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 13,077 people in 6,431 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the South Lanarkshire average.

East Kilbride West

East Kilbride West is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 16,183 people in 6,541 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% above the South Lanarkshire average.

More comparisons.

East Kilbride East and East Kilbride West next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.

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