Cowdenbeath
vs Dunfermline North

Dunfermline North has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Cowdenbeath. Cowdenbeath has more green space nearby (33% within 500 m, against 20%).

Cowdenbeath

484 postcodes

Dunfermline North

388 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Cowdenbeath has 22,020 residents in 10,020 households; Dunfermline North has 15,890 in 7,705. Dunfermline North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 3.3 percentage points more than Cowdenbeath (Fife: 22%). Dunfermline North has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 4.9 percentage points more than Cowdenbeath (Fife: 35%).

22,020Residents (2021)

15,890Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

10,020Households

7,705Households

169,445Households

16.3%Aged 15–29

16.5%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

19.4%Aged 65 and over

22.7%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

34.6%Living alone

39.5%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Cowdenbeath (30%) and flats in Dunfermline North (34%). Dunfermline North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 4.8 percentage points more than Cowdenbeath (Fife: 65%). Dunfermline North has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 4.6 percentage points more than Cowdenbeath (Fife: 12%).

62.4%Owner-occupied

67.2%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

7.7%Private renting

12.3%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

28.7%Social renting

19.4%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

22.2%Detached houses

28.6%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

30.3%Semi-detached houses

20.5%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

22.7%Terraced houses

14.8%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

23.0%Flats

33.9%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Cowdenbeath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 12.9 percentage points more than Dunfermline North (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cowdenbeath, and 54 in Dunfermline North. The typical postcode is 417 m from the nearest school in Cowdenbeath and 489 m in Dunfermline North. The typical postcode is 1,507 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cowdenbeath and 1,421 m in Dunfermline North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Cowdenbeath and 87% in Dunfermline North.

32.8%Green space within 500 m

19.9%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

38Services within 15 min (median)

54Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

417 mNearest school (median)

489 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

78.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

87.0%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 North

Dunfermline North is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,890 people in 7,705 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline North next to other wards of Fife.

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Cowdenbeathvs Dunfermline North