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Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
vs Leven, Kennoway and Largo

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

Map of Fife with Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages highlighted
Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
513 postcodes
Map of Fife with Leven, Kennoway and Largo highlighted
Leven, Kennoway and Largo
550 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has 18,187 residents in 8,888 households; Leven, Kennoway and Largo has 19,513 in 9,170. Leven, Kennoway and Largo has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 3.1 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%, 6.4 percentage points more than Leven, Kennoway and Largo (Fife: 35%).

18,187Residents (2021)
19,513Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
8,888Households
9,170Households
169,445Households
18.7%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 65 and over
24.1%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
42.0%Living alone
35.6%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 semi-detached houses in Leven, Kennoway and Largo (32%). Leven, Kennoway and Largo has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 18.3 percentage points more than Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (Fife: 65%). Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.4 percentage points more than Leven, Kennoway and Largo (Fife: 12%).

48.6%Owner-occupied
66.9%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
12.3%Private renting
9.9%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
37.1%Social renting
21.7%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
9.2%Detached houses
27.4%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
32.0%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
23.8%Terraced houses
16.9%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
34.3%Flats
21.1%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 4 percentage points more than Leven, Kennoway and Largo (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages, and 39 in Leven, Kennoway and Largo. The typical postcode is 398 m from the nearest school in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 432 m in Leven, Kennoway and Largo. The typical postcode is 1,436 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 1,315 m in Leven, Kennoway and Largo. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and 91% in Leven, Kennoway and Largo.

19.0%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
65Services within 15 min (median)
39Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
398 mNearest school (median)
432 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.7%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.

Leven, Kennoway and Largo

Leven, Kennoway and Largo is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 19,513 people in 9,170 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages and Leven, Kennoway and Largo next to other wards of Fife.

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