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Blantyre

Ward

The north west of the South Lanarkshire. About 16,120 people in 7.9 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 Blantyre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,887
619th 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
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Blantyre compares

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

BlantyreMiddle
Population20 wards, South Lanarkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 13,081 to 20,724. The middle area is 15,864. Blantyre is 15,887.
15,88710th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, South Lanarkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 0.0% to 56.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Blantyre is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, South Lanarkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 54.8% to 99.7%. The middle area is 94.4%. Blantyre is 95.4%.
95.4%joint 7th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, South Lanarkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Lanarkshire20 areas from 1.2% to 4.0%. The middle area is 3.0%. Blantyre is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 3rd highest

What is the population of Blantyre?

Blantyre had 15,887 usual residents at the census.

Blantyre is the 619th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire

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

Average house price
£185,267
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,126
118th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
334,330
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Blantyre in brief

Blantyre had 15,887 usual residents at the census.

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

In Blantyre, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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