Cowdenbeath
vs Dunfermline South

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

Cowdenbeath

484 postcodes

Dunfermline South

413 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Cowdenbeath has 22,020 residents in 10,020 households; Dunfermline South has 23,356 in 9,725. Cowdenbeath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 4.9 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 22%). Cowdenbeath has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 6.4 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 35%).

22,020Residents (2021)

23,356Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

10,020Households

9,725Households

169,445Households

16.3%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

19.4%Aged 65 and over

14.5%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

34.6%Living alone

28.2%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 South (36%). Dunfermline South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 10.7 percentage points more than Cowdenbeath (Fife: 65%). Dunfermline South has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 1.7 percentage points more than Cowdenbeath (Fife: 12%).

62.4%Owner-occupied

73.1%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

7.7%Private renting

9.4%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

28.7%Social renting

16.9%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

22.2%Detached houses

36.0%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

30.3%Semi-detached houses

26.2%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

22.7%Terraced houses

22.8%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

23.0%Flats

14.7%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Cowdenbeath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 16 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cowdenbeath, and 71 in Dunfermline South. The typical postcode is 417 m from the nearest school in Cowdenbeath and 419 m in Dunfermline South. The typical postcode is 1,507 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cowdenbeath and 1,477 m in Dunfermline South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Cowdenbeath and 92% in Dunfermline South.

32.8%Green space within 500 m

16.8%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

38Services within 15 min (median)

71Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

417 mNearest school (median)

419 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

78.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

91.7%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.

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 South

Dunfermline South is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 23,356 people in 9,725 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline South next to other wards of Fife.

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

Cowdenbeathvs Dunfermline South