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Southside Central

Ward

South west Glasgow. About 29,680 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Southside Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
27,714
31st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Southside Central compares

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

Southside CentralMiddle
Population23 wards, Glasgow · 2021
Population: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 20,459 to 35,996. The middle area is 27,714. Southside Central is 27,714.
27,71412th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 wards, Glasgow · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 0.0% to 45.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Southside Central is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Glasgow · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 78.9% to 99.4%. The middle area is 98.1%. Southside Central is 96.8%.
96.8%joint 7th lowest
Claimant rate23 wards, Glasgow · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Glasgow23 areas from 1.8% to 6.9%. The middle area is 5.4%. Southside Central is 6.9%.
6.9%highest

What is the population of Southside Central?

Southside Central had 27,714 usual residents at the census.

Southside Central is the 31st most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Glasgow

These figures are published for the whole of Glasgow, not for each ward, so they describe all of Glasgow and not Southside Central alone. See Glasgow

Average house price
£193,675
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,125
164th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
Joint 47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
654,330
Up 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Southside Central in brief

Southside Central had 27,714 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Southside Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Southside Central, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Southside Central, 6.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.