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Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
vs Kirkcaldy East

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Kirkcaldy East. Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Fife with Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages highlighted
Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
513 postcodes
Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy East highlighted
Kirkcaldy East
431 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has 18,187 residents in 8,888 households; Kirkcaldy East has 15,174 in 7,756. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 21%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 4.7 percentage points more than Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (Fife: 35%).

18,187Residents (2021)
15,174Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
8,888Households
7,756Households
169,445Households
18.7%Aged 15–29
18.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 65 and over
21.0%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
42.0%Living alone
46.7%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 50% in Kirkcaldy East. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (49% and 49%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 2.7 percentage points more than Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (Fife: 12%).

48.6%Owner-occupied
48.9%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
12.3%Private renting
15.0%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
37.1%Social renting
34.7%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
9.2%Detached houses
9.2%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
19.6%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
23.8%Terraced houses
18.1%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
34.3%Flats
49.8%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 3.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages, and 72 in Kirkcaldy East. The typical postcode is 398 m from the nearest school in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 406 m in Kirkcaldy East. The typical postcode is 1,436 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 2,454 m in Kirkcaldy East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 89% in Kirkcaldy East.

19.0%Green space within 500 m
15.9%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
65Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
398 mNearest school (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.3%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.

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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.

Kirkcaldy East

Kirkcaldy East is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,174 people in 7,756 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

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