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Dunfermline North
vs Rosyth

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

Map of Fife with Dunfermline North highlighted
Dunfermline North
388 postcodes
Map of Fife with Rosyth highlighted
Rosyth
354 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Dunfermline North has 15,890 residents in 7,705 households; Rosyth has 15,166 in 6,742. Dunfermline North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 3.9 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 22%). Dunfermline North has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 7.5 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 35%).

15,890Residents (2021)
15,166Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,705Households
6,742Households
169,445Households
16.5%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
22.7%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
39.5%Living alone
32.0%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Dunfermline North (34%) and terraced houses in Rosyth (45%). Dunfermline North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 2.9 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (12% and 12%).

67.2%Owner-occupied
64.3%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
12.3%Private renting
12.1%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
19.4%Social renting
22.2%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
28.6%Detached houses
15.7%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
20.5%Semi-detached houses
21.7%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
14.8%Terraced houses
45.0%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
33.9%Flats
16.7%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (20% and 20%). A typical postcode has 54 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dunfermline North, and 65 in Rosyth. The typical postcode is 489 m from the nearest school in Dunfermline North and 426 m in Rosyth. The typical postcode is 1,421 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dunfermline North and 1,171 m in Rosyth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Dunfermline North and 71% in Rosyth.

19.9%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
54Services within 15 min (median)
65Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
489 mNearest school (median)
426 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
87.0%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 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.

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 North and Rosyth next to other wards of Fife.

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