Dunfermline Central
vs Dunfermline North

Dunfermline North has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Dunfermline Central. Dunfermline North has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 19%).

Dunfermline Central

547 postcodes

Dunfermline North

388 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Dunfermline Central has 21,435 residents in 9,644 households; Dunfermline North has 15,890 in 7,705. Dunfermline North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 4.3 percentage points more than Dunfermline Central (Fife: 22%). Dunfermline North has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 5.5 percentage points more than Dunfermline Central (Fife: 35%).

21,435Residents (2021)

15,890Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

9,644Households

7,705Households

169,445Households

16.0%Aged 15–29

16.5%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

18.4%Aged 65 and over

22.7%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

34.0%Living alone

39.5%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Dunfermline Central (34%) and flats in Dunfermline North (34%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 4.5 percentage points more than Dunfermline North (Fife: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (12% and 12%).

71.7%Owner-occupied

67.2%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

11.8%Private renting

12.3%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

15.6%Social renting

19.4%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

34.4%Detached houses

28.6%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

21.2%Semi-detached houses

20.5%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

13.8%Terraced houses

14.8%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

27.5%Flats

33.9%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Dunfermline North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 1.1 percentage points more than Dunfermline Central (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dunfermline Central, and 54 in Dunfermline North. The typical postcode is 457 m from the nearest school in Dunfermline Central and 489 m in Dunfermline North. The typical postcode is 946 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dunfermline Central and 1,421 m in Dunfermline North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Dunfermline Central and 87% in Dunfermline North.

18.8%Green space within 500 m

19.9%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

81Services within 15 min (median)

54Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

457 mNearest school (median)

489 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

946 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

78.8%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.

Dunfermline Central

Dunfermline Central is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 21,435 people in 9,644 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below 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.

Dunfermline Central and Dunfermline North next to other wards of Fife.

Dunfermline Central vs Dunfermline South Dunfermline Central vs Rosyth Dunfermline Central vs Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay Dunfermline North vs Dunfermline South Dunfermline North vs Rosyth Dunfermline North vs Cowdenbeath All wards of Fife

Dunfermline Centralvs Dunfermline North