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Bellshill

Ward

The south west of the North Lanarkshire. About 15,716 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 13 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 Bellshill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,686
660th 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
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bellshill compares

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

BellshillMiddle
Population21 wards, North Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Lanarkshire21 areas from 12,756 to 21,183. The middle area is 16,479. Bellshill is 15,686.
15,6869th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, North Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Lanarkshire21 areas from 0.0% to 42.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bellshill is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, North Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Lanarkshire21 areas from 87.0% to 97.9%. The middle area is 93.9%. Bellshill is 93.9%.
93.9%11th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, North Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Lanarkshire21 areas from 1.5% to 4.6%. The middle area is 3.2%. Bellshill is 3.6%.
3.6%4th highest

What is the population of Bellshill?

Bellshill had 15,686 usual residents at the census.

Bellshill is the 660th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of North Lanarkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Lanarkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Lanarkshire and not Bellshill alone. See North Lanarkshire

Average house price
£158,591
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,070
119th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.9×
Joint 6th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
343,930
Up 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Bellshill in brief

Bellshill had 15,686 usual residents at the census.

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

In Bellshill, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bellshill, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.