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Muirend and Old Cathcart

Middle area

South west Glasgow City. 4,824 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Muirend and Old Cathcart’s wards yet.

Population
4,760
1,846th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.5%
4,224th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Muirend and Old Cathcart compares

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Muirend and Old CathcartMiddle
Population142 middle areas, Glasgow City · 2021
Population: every middle area in Glasgow City142 areas from 2,344 to 11,161. The middle area is 4,031. Muirend and Old Cathcart is 4,760.
4,76046th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage142 middle areas, Glasgow City · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Glasgow City142 areas from 60.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.6%. Muirend and Old Cathcart is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 29th highest
Claimant rate142 middle areas, Glasgow City · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Glasgow City142 areas from 0.8% to 11.9%. The middle area is 4.7%. Muirend and Old Cathcart is 2.0%.
2.0%15th lowest
Aged 15 to 64142 middle areas, Glasgow City · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in Glasgow City142 areas from 59.1% to 92.9%. The middle area is 69.2%. Muirend and Old Cathcart is 63.5%.
63.5%16th lowest

Figures for the whole of Glasgow City

These figures are published for the whole of Glasgow City, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Glasgow City and not Muirend and Old Cathcart alone. See Glasgow City

Average house price
£193,675
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,125
164th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
78.7years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Muirend and Old Cathcart in brief

Muirend and Old Cathcart had 4,760 usual residents at the census.

In Muirend and Old Cathcart, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Muirend and Old Cathcart, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.5% of residents in Muirend and Old Cathcart were aged 15 to 64 at the census.