UK · EN
United KingdomEast MidlandsEast of EnglandLondonNorth EastNorth WestScotlandSouth EastSouth WestWalesWest MidlandsYorkshire and The HumberCompare MethodologySources and licences

Dunfermline Central
vs Dunfermline South

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

Map of Fife with Dunfermline Central highlighted
Dunfermline Central
547 postcodes
Map of Fife with Dunfermline South highlighted
Dunfermline South
413 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Dunfermline Central has 21,435 residents in 9,644 households; Dunfermline South has 23,356 in 9,725. Dunfermline Central has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 3.9 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 22%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 5.8 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 35%).

21,435Residents (2021)
23,356Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
9,644Households
9,725Households
169,445Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
34.0%Living alone
28.2%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Dunfermline Central and 36% in Dunfermline South. Dunfermline South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 1.4 percentage points more than Dunfermline Central (Fife: 65%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.4 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 12%).

71.7%Owner-occupied
73.1%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.8%Private renting
9.4%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
15.6%Social renting
16.9%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
34.4%Detached houses
36.0%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
21.2%Semi-detached houses
26.2%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
13.8%Terraced houses
22.8%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
27.5%Flats
14.7%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Dunfermline Central has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 2 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dunfermline Central, and 71 in Dunfermline South. The typical postcode is 457 m from the nearest school in Dunfermline Central and 419 m in Dunfermline South. The typical postcode is 946 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dunfermline Central and 1,477 m in Dunfermline South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Dunfermline Central and 92% in Dunfermline South.

18.8%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
81Services within 15 min (median)
71Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
457 mNearest school (median)
419 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
946 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
78.8%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.

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 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.

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

Dunfermline Central vs Dunfermline NorthDunfermline Central vs RosythDunfermline Central vs Inverkeithing and Dalgety BayDunfermline South vs RosythDunfermline South vs Dunfermline NorthDunfermline South vs Inverkeithing and Dalgety BayAll wards of Fife