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Dunfermline Central
vs West Fife and Coastal Villages

Dunfermline Central has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in West Fife and Coastal Villages. West Fife and Coastal Villages has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Fife with Dunfermline Central highlighted
Dunfermline Central
547 postcodes
Map of Fife with West Fife and Coastal Villages highlighted
West Fife and Coastal Villages
495 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Dunfermline Central has 21,435 residents in 9,644 households; West Fife and Coastal Villages has 16,970 in 7,684. West Fife and Coastal Villages has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 4.1 percentage points more than Dunfermline Central (Fife: 22%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 2.9 percentage points more than West Fife and Coastal Villages (Fife: 35%).

21,435Residents (2021)
16,970Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
9,644Households
7,684Households
169,445Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 65 and over
22.5%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
34.0%Living alone
31.1%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 34% in West Fife and Coastal Villages. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (72% and 71%). Dunfermline Central has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 4.4 percentage points more than West Fife and Coastal Villages (Fife: 12%).

71.7%Owner-occupied
71.2%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.8%Private renting
7.4%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
15.6%Social renting
20.0%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
34.4%Detached houses
33.6%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
21.2%Semi-detached houses
30.7%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
13.8%Terraced houses
20.9%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
27.5%Flats
13.5%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

West Fife and Coastal Villages has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 12.3 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 17 in West Fife and Coastal Villages. The typical postcode is 457 m from the nearest school in Dunfermline Central and 454 m in West Fife and Coastal Villages. The typical postcode is 946 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dunfermline Central and 6,516 m in West Fife and Coastal Villages. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Dunfermline Central and 67% in West Fife and Coastal Villages.

18.8%Green space within 500 m
31.1%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
81Services within 15 min (median)
17Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
457 mNearest school (median)
454 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
946 mNearest tram or rail (median)
6.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
78.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
67.4%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.

West Fife and Coastal Villages

West Fife and Coastal Villages is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 16,970 people in 7,684 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% above the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Dunfermline Central and West Fife and Coastal Villages next to other wards of Fife.

Dunfermline Central vs Dunfermline NorthDunfermline Central vs Dunfermline SouthDunfermline Central vs RosythDunfermline Central vs Inverkeithing and Dalgety BayWest Fife and Coastal Villages vs Dunfermline NorthWest Fife and Coastal Villages vs RosythWest Fife and Coastal Villages vs Dunfermline SouthAll wards of Fife