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Dunfermline Central
vs Rosyth

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

Map of Fife with Dunfermline Central highlighted
Dunfermline Central
547 postcodes
Map of Fife with Rosyth highlighted
Rosyth
354 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Dunfermline Central has 21,435 residents in 9,644 households; Rosyth has 15,166 in 6,742. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (18% and 19%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 2 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 35%).

21,435Residents (2021)
15,166Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
9,644Households
6,742Households
169,445Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
34.0%Living alone
32.0%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Dunfermline Central (34%) and terraced houses in Rosyth (45%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 7.4 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (12% and 12%).

71.7%Owner-occupied
64.3%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.8%Private renting
12.1%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
15.6%Social renting
22.2%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
34.4%Detached houses
15.7%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
21.2%Semi-detached houses
21.7%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
13.8%Terraced houses
45.0%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
27.5%Flats
16.7%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Rosyth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 1.2 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 65 in Rosyth. The typical postcode is 457 m from the nearest school in Dunfermline Central and 426 m in Rosyth. The typical postcode is 946 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dunfermline Central and 1,171 m in Rosyth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Dunfermline Central and 71% in Rosyth.

18.8%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
81Services within 15 min (median)
65Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
457 mNearest school (median)
426 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
946 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
78.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
71.3%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.

Rosyth

Rosyth is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,166 people in 6,742 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Dunfermline Central and Rosyth next to other wards of Fife.

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