SIPs Population Information

The following population data for the North Lanarkshire Social Inclusion Partnership (SIP) areas is taken from the Voluntary Population Survey (VPS) 2000.  Residence Profiles for the SIP areas are available, giving detailed population data by client group and residence types.

Motherwell North Social Inclusion Partnership (SIP) covers the communities of Forgewood, North Motherwell, Orbiston and Viewpark.  Population and Residence data is available for these individual communites.  The area has 6,500 households. Unlike other inner city SIPs in Scotland, Motherwell North has a stable population with 67% of tenants having lived in the area for 10 years or more.

South Coatbridge SIP is a health based SIP focusing on parts of the following ten community areas with a population of approximately 19,000 people: Barrowfield, Dundyvan, Greenend, Kirkshaws, Kirkwood, Longloan, Old Monkland, Rosehall, Shawhead, Sikeside.

North Lanarkshire SIP contains 20 or more areas many of which are former regeneration areas. These areas are detailed in the table below.

SIP Community

No. of Postcodes

Population 2000

No. of Residences

Forgewood

47

2,081

974

North Motherwell

33

1,760

694

Orbiston

99

5,236

2,173

Viewpark

153

6,631

2,664

Total Motherwell North SIP

332

15,708

6,505

Airdrie North

131

7,729

3,132

Bargeddie

11

501

232

Calder Tower, Motherwell

2

74

49

Cambusnethan, Wishaw

14

855

409

Carbrain, Cumbernauld

12

987

382

Chapelhall

37

2,139

854

Cleland

23

1,252

480

Cliftonville, Coatbridge

17

1,503

788

Coltness, Wishaw

25

1,181

500

Craigneuk, Airdrie

28

1,674

655

Dykehead, Shotts

81

4,289

1,758

East Parkhead, Bellshill

16

629

280

Gartlea, Airdrie

50

3,222

1,297

Greenhead, Wishaw

38

2,358

1,013

Holytown

13

810

361

Howe Road, Kilsyth

52

2,133

976

Moodiesburn

54

2,220

947

Mount Ellen, Muirhead

15

568

220

New Stevenson, Carfin & Jerviston

133

6,307

2,625

Newmains

97

4,154

1,689

Plains

29

1,505

598

Shawhead, Coatbridge

10

381

252

Shields Drive, Motherwell

23

1,634

921

South Coatbridge

177

10,862

4,265

South Coatbridge (Sikeside)

35

1,507

649

South Wishaw (Craigneuk)

61

3,030

1,379

South Wishaw (Gowkthrapple)

18

1,626

833

Springhill, Shotts

57

2,324

1,033

Total North Lanarkshire SIP

1,259

67,454

28,577

South Coatbridge (Barrowfield, Dundyvan, Greenend, Kirkshaws, Kirkwood, Langloan, Old Monkland, Rosehall, Shawhead)

294

17,178

7,140

South Coatbridge (Sikeside)

41

1,880

794

Total South Coatbridge

335

19,058

7,934

Total NLC Population VPS 2000

320,981

Total Population Living in SIP Areas In NLC

89,470

SIP Population as % of total Population

28%

Source: NLC Voluntary Population Survey 2000