Cupar
vs Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

Cupar has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 13%).

Cupar

462 postcodes

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

548 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Cupar has 13,842 residents in 6,474 households; Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has 13,211 in 6,134. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (27% and 27%). Cupar has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 2.1 percentage points more than Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (Fife: 35%).

13,842Residents (2021)

13,211Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

6,474Households

6,134Households

169,445Households

13.1%Aged 15–29

12.7%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

26.8%Aged 65 and over

26.5%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

34.9%Living alone

32.8%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Cupar and 38% in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 2.8 percentage points more than Cupar (Fife: 65%). Cupar has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1.4 percentage points more than Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (Fife: 12%).

71.1%Owner-occupied

73.9%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

11.8%Private renting

10.4%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

15.6%Social renting

14.1%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

37.8%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

29.6%Semi-detached houses

29.7%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

15.4%Terraced houses

17.3%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

14.0%Flats

12.1%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 5.5 percentage points more than Cupar (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 39 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cupar, and 12 in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. The typical postcode is 530 m from the nearest school in Cupar and 512 m in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. The typical postcode is 975 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cupar and 6,135 m in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Cupar and 37% in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast.

12.6%Green space within 500 m

18.1%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

39Services within 15 min (median)

12Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

530 mNearest school (median)

512 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

975 mNearest tram or rail (median)

6.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

74.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

36.8%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.

Cupar

Cupar is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 13,842 people in 6,474 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% below the Fife average.

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 13,211 people in 6,134 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Cupar and Howe of Fife and Tay Coast next to other wards of Fife.

Cupar vs Leven, Kennoway and Largo Cupar vs St Andrews Cupar vs Tay Bridgehead Howe of Fife and Tay Coast vs Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch Howe of Fife and Tay Coast vs Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Howe of Fife and Tay Coast vs Glenrothes Central and Thornton All wards of Fife

Cuparvs Howe of Fife and Tay Coast