East Kilbride West
vs Rutherglen Central and North
Rutherglen Central and North has the younger population: 16% 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 12%).
People
East Kilbride West has 16,183 residents in 6,541 households; Rutherglen Central and North has 14,454 in 7,687. Rutherglen Central and North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 3.5 percentage points more than East Kilbride West (South Lanarkshire: 20%). Rutherglen Central and North has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 25.7 percentage points more than East Kilbride West (South Lanarkshire: 35%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in East Kilbride West (55%) and flats in Rutherglen Central and North (64%). East Kilbride West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 88%, 27.5 percentage points more than Rutherglen Central and North (South Lanarkshire: 70%). Rutherglen Central and North has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 9.3 percentage points more than East Kilbride West (South Lanarkshire: 10%).
Surroundings
East Kilbride West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 25 percentage points more than Rutherglen Central and North (South Lanarkshire: 26%). A typical postcode has 49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in East Kilbride West, and 80 in Rutherglen Central and North. The typical postcode is 692 m from the nearest school in East Kilbride West and 369 m in Rutherglen Central and North. The typical postcode is 1,108 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in East Kilbride West and 644 m in Rutherglen Central and North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in East Kilbride West and 97% in Rutherglen Central and North.
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 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.
Rutherglen Central and North is one of 20 wards in South Lanarkshire, home to 14,454 people in 7,687 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% below the South Lanarkshire average.
More comparisons.
East Kilbride West and Rutherglen Central and North next to other wards of South Lanarkshire.