Cowdenbeath
vs Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty 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 31%).

Cowdenbeath

484 postcodes

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

449 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Cowdenbeath has 22,020 residents in 10,020 households; Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has 18,685 in 8,577. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (19% and 20%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 35%).

22,020Residents (2021)

18,685Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

10,020Households

8,577Households

169,445Households

16.3%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

19.4%Aged 65 and over

20.1%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

34.6%Living alone

35.3%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 30% of homes in Cowdenbeath and 36% in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. Cowdenbeath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 7.9 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (8% and 7%).

62.4%Owner-occupied

54.5%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

7.7%Private renting

7.3%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

28.7%Social renting

36.9%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

22.2%Detached houses

15.9%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

30.3%Semi-detached houses

36.1%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

22.7%Terraced houses

26.7%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

23.0%Flats

20.0%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Cowdenbeath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 1.5 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cowdenbeath, and 51 in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 417 m from the nearest school in Cowdenbeath and 393 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 1,507 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cowdenbeath and 1,141 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Cowdenbeath and 87% in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty.

32.8%Green space within 500 m

31.3%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

38Services within 15 min (median)

51Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

417 mNearest school (median)

393 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

78.4%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.

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.

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.

Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty next to other wards of Fife.

Cowdenbeath vs Dunfermline North Cowdenbeath vs Dunfermline South Cowdenbeath vs Dunfermline Central Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty vs Kirkcaldy North Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty vs Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty vs Kirkcaldy Central All wards of Fife

Cowdenbeathvs Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty