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Dunfermline North
vs Dunfermline South

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

Map of Fife with Dunfermline North highlighted
Dunfermline North
388 postcodes
Map of Fife with Dunfermline South highlighted
Dunfermline South
413 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Dunfermline North has 15,890 residents in 7,705 households; Dunfermline South has 23,356 in 9,725. Dunfermline North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 8.2 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 22%). Dunfermline North has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 11.3 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 35%).

15,890Residents (2021)
23,356Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,705Households
9,725Households
169,445Households
16.5%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
22.7%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
39.5%Living alone
28.2%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Dunfermline North (34%) and detached houses in Dunfermline South (36%). Dunfermline South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 5.9 percentage points more than Dunfermline North (Fife: 65%). Dunfermline North has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.9 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 12%).

67.2%Owner-occupied
73.1%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
12.3%Private renting
9.4%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
19.4%Social renting
16.9%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
28.6%Detached houses
36.0%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
20.5%Semi-detached houses
26.2%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
14.8%Terraced houses
22.8%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
33.9%Flats
14.7%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Dunfermline North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 3.1 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 54 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dunfermline North, and 71 in Dunfermline South. The typical postcode is 489 m from the nearest school in Dunfermline North and 419 m in Dunfermline South. The typical postcode is 1,421 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dunfermline North and 1,477 m in Dunfermline South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Dunfermline North and 92% in Dunfermline South.

19.9%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
54Services within 15 min (median)
71Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
489 mNearest school (median)
419 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
87.0%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 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.

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 North and Dunfermline South next to other wards of Fife.

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