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Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy
vs Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy. Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Fife with Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy highlighted
Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy
400 postcodes
Map of Fife with Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty highlighted
Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty
449 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has 14,424 residents in 6,690 households; Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has 18,685 in 8,577. Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 4.1 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 35%).

14,424Residents (2021)
18,685Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
6,690Households
8,577Households
169,445Households
13.7%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
24.2%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
35.0%Living alone
35.3%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 semi-detached houses in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (36%). Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 19.4 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 65%). Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 2.1 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 12%).

73.9%Owner-occupied
54.5%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
9.4%Private renting
7.3%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
15.3%Social renting
36.9%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
36.1%Detached houses
15.9%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
36.1%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
11.9%Terraced houses
26.7%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
27.0%Flats
20.0%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 8.4 percentage points more than Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy, and 51 in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 591 m from the nearest school in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy and 393 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 870 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy and 1,141 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy and 87% in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty.

22.9%Green space within 500 m
31.3%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
41Services within 15 min (median)
51Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
591 mNearest school (median)
393 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
870 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
86.6%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.

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 18,685 people in 8,577 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% above the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy and Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty next to other wards of Fife.

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