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Cupar
vs St Andrews

St Andrews has the younger population: 53% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Cupar. St Andrews has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Fife with Cupar highlighted
Cupar
462 postcodes
Map of Fife with St Andrews highlighted
St Andrews
453 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Cupar has 13,842 residents in 6,474 households; St Andrews has 17,826 in 6,321. Cupar has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 8.6 percentage points more than St Andrews (Fife: 22%). Cupar has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.6 percentage points more than St Andrews (Fife: 35%).

13,842Residents (2021)
17,826Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
6,474Households
6,321Households
169,445Households
13.1%Aged 15–29
52.7%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
26.8%Aged 65 and over
18.2%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
34.9%Living alone
33.3%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Cupar (38%) and flats in St Andrews (26%). Cupar has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 17.5 percentage points more than St Andrews (Fife: 65%). St Andrews has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 19 percentage points more than Cupar (Fife: 12%).

71.1%Owner-occupied
53.6%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.8%Private renting
30.8%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
15.6%Social renting
13.8%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
37.8%Detached houses
24.9%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
29.6%Semi-detached houses
24.3%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
15.4%Terraced houses
16.6%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
14.0%Flats
26.1%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

St Andrews has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4.4 percentage points more than Cupar (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 39 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cupar, and 145 in St Andrews. The typical postcode is 530 m from the nearest school in Cupar and 605 m in St Andrews. The typical postcode is 975 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cupar and 3,221 m in St Andrews. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Cupar and 40% in St Andrews.

12.6%Green space within 500 m
17.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
39Services within 15 min (median)
145Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
530 mNearest school (median)
605 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
975 mNearest tram or rail (median)
3.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
74.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
39.7%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.

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.

St Andrews

St Andrews is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 17,826 people in 6,321 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Cupar and St Andrews next to other wards of Fife.

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