Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy
vs Kirkcaldy East

Kirkcaldy East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy. Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 16%).

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy

400 postcodes

Kirkcaldy East

431 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has 14,424 residents in 6,690 households; Kirkcaldy East has 15,174 in 7,756. Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 3.2 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 22%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 11.7 percentage points more than Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy (Fife: 35%).

14,424Residents (2021)

15,174Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

6,690Households

7,756Households

169,445Households

13.7%Aged 15–29

18.1%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

24.2%Aged 65 and over

21.0%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

35.0%Living alone

46.7%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy (36%) and flats in Kirkcaldy East (50%). Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 25 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 65%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 5.6 percentage points more than Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy (Fife: 12%).

73.9%Owner-occupied

48.9%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

9.4%Private renting

15.0%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

15.3%Social renting

34.7%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

36.1%Detached houses

9.2%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

22.3%Semi-detached houses

19.6%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

11.9%Terraced houses

18.1%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

27.0%Flats

49.8%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 7 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy, and 72 in Kirkcaldy East. The typical postcode is 591 m from the nearest school in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy and 406 m in Kirkcaldy East. The typical postcode is 870 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy and 2,454 m in Kirkcaldy East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy and 89% in Kirkcaldy East.

22.9%Green space within 500 m

15.9%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

41Services within 15 min (median)

72Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

591 mNearest school (median)

406 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

870 mNearest tram or rail (median)

2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

87.7%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.

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

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 14,424 people in 6,690 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% above 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.

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy and Kirkcaldy East next to other wards of Fife.

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy vs Kirkcaldy Central Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy vs Kirkcaldy North Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy vs Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty Kirkcaldy East vs Kirkcaldy Central Kirkcaldy East vs Kirkcaldy North Kirkcaldy East vs Glenrothes Central and Thornton All wards of Fife

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldyvs Kirkcaldy East