Cowdenbeath
vs Dunfermline Central

Cowdenbeath has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Dunfermline Central. Cowdenbeath has more green space nearby (33% within 500 m, against 19%).

Cowdenbeath

484 postcodes

Dunfermline Central

547 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Cowdenbeath has 22,020 residents in 10,020 households; Dunfermline Central has 21,435 in 9,644. Cowdenbeath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 1 percentage point more than Dunfermline Central (Fife: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 34%).

22,020Residents (2021)

21,435Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

10,020Households

9,644Households

169,445Households

16.3%Aged 15–29

16.0%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

19.4%Aged 65 and over

18.4%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

34.6%Living alone

34.0%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Cowdenbeath (30%) and detached houses in Dunfermline Central (34%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 9.3 percentage points more than Cowdenbeath (Fife: 65%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 4.1 percentage points more than Cowdenbeath (Fife: 12%).

62.4%Owner-occupied

71.7%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

7.7%Private renting

11.8%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

28.7%Social renting

15.6%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

22.2%Detached houses

34.4%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

30.3%Semi-detached houses

21.2%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

22.7%Terraced houses

13.8%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

23.0%Flats

27.5%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Cowdenbeath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 14 percentage points more than Dunfermline Central (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cowdenbeath, and 81 in Dunfermline Central. The typical postcode is 417 m from the nearest school in Cowdenbeath and 457 m in Dunfermline Central. The typical postcode is 1,507 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cowdenbeath and 946 m in Dunfermline Central. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Cowdenbeath and 79% in Dunfermline Central.

32.8%Green space within 500 m

18.8%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

38Services within 15 min (median)

81Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

417 mNearest school (median)

457 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

946 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

78.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

78.8%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.

Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 22,020 people in 10,020 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 33% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% above the Fife average.

Dunfermline Central

Dunfermline Central is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 21,435 people in 9,644 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Central next to other wards of Fife.

Cowdenbeath vs Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty Cowdenbeath vs Dunfermline North Cowdenbeath vs Dunfermline South Dunfermline Central vs Dunfermline North Dunfermline Central vs Dunfermline South Dunfermline Central vs Rosyth Dunfermline Central vs Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay All wards of Fife

Cowdenbeathvs Dunfermline Central