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Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
vs Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch. Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Fife with Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages highlighted
Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
513 postcodes
Map of Fife with Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch highlighted
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch
501 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has 18,187 residents in 8,888 households; Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch has 17,918 in 8,190. Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.2 percentage points more than Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (Fife: 22%). Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has the higher share of people living alone: 42%, 7.9 percentage points more than Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch (Fife: 35%).

18,187Residents (2021)
17,918Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
8,888Households
8,190Households
169,445Households
18.7%Aged 15–29
14.3%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 65 and over
23.2%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
42.0%Living alone
34.1%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (34%) and detached houses in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch (36%). Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 19.7 percentage points more than Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (Fife: 65%). Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 4.1 percentage points more than Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch (Fife: 12%).

48.6%Owner-occupied
68.3%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
12.3%Private renting
8.2%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
37.1%Social renting
22.8%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
9.2%Detached houses
36.1%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
24.1%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
23.8%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
34.3%Flats
13.5%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 18.2 percentage points more than Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages, and 49 in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch. The typical postcode is 398 m from the nearest school in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 518 m in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch. The typical postcode is 1,436 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 2,992 m in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 69% in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch.

19.0%Green space within 500 m
37.2%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
65Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
398 mNearest school (median)
518 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
69.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS) · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 18,187 people in 8,888 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Fife average.

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 17,918 people in 8,190 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 76% above the Fife average.

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