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Dunfermline South
vs Rosyth

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

Map of Fife with Dunfermline South highlighted
Dunfermline South
413 postcodes
Map of Fife with Rosyth highlighted
Rosyth
354 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Dunfermline South has 23,356 residents in 9,725 households; Rosyth has 15,166 in 6,742. Rosyth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 4.3 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 22%). Rosyth has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 3.8 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 35%).

23,356Residents (2021)
15,166Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
9,725Households
6,742Households
169,445Households
16.3%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
14.5%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
28.2%Living alone
32.0%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Dunfermline South (36%) and terraced houses in Rosyth (45%). Dunfermline South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 8.8 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 65%). Rosyth has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.7 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 12%).

73.1%Owner-occupied
64.3%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
9.4%Private renting
12.1%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
16.9%Social renting
22.2%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
36.0%Detached houses
15.7%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
26.2%Semi-detached houses
21.7%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
22.8%Terraced houses
45.0%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
14.7%Flats
16.7%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Rosyth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 3.2 percentage points more than Dunfermline South (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 71 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dunfermline South, and 65 in Rosyth. The typical postcode is 419 m from the nearest school in Dunfermline South and 426 m in Rosyth. The typical postcode is 1,477 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dunfermline South and 1,171 m in Rosyth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Dunfermline South and 71% in Rosyth.

16.8%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
71Services within 15 min (median)
65Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
419 mNearest school (median)
426 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
91.7%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 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.

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 South and Rosyth next to other wards of Fife.

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