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Pollokshields

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South west Glasgow City. About 28,189 people in 6.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Pollokshields, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
27,112
35th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.1%
692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Pollokshields compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

PollokshieldsMiddle
Population23 wards, Glasgow City · 2021
Population: every ward in Glasgow City23 areas from 20,459 to 35,996. The middle area is 27,714. Pollokshields is 27,112.
27,11210th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Glasgow City · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Glasgow City23 areas from 78.9% to 99.4%. The middle area is 98.1%. Pollokshields is 96.6%.
96.6%6th lowest
Claimant rate23 wards, Glasgow City · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Glasgow City23 areas from 1.8% to 6.9%. The middle area is 5.4%. Pollokshields is 3.7%.
3.7%6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Glasgow City · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Glasgow City23 areas from 65.2% to 88.9%. The middle area is 69.6%. Pollokshields is 70.1%.
70.1%11th highest

Figures for the whole of Glasgow City

These figures are published for the whole of Glasgow City, not for each ward, so they describe all of Glasgow City and not Pollokshields 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
Pollokshields in brief

Pollokshields had 27,112 usual residents at the census.

In Pollokshields, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pollokshields, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

70.1% of residents in Pollokshields were aged 15 to 64 at the census.