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Glenrothes Central and Thornton
vs Glenrothes West and Kinglassie

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Glenrothes Central and Thornton. Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 24%).

Map of Fife with Glenrothes Central and Thornton highlighted
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
527 postcodes
Map of Fife with Glenrothes West and Kinglassie highlighted
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
362 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has 15,397 residents in 7,043 households; Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has 15,614 in 7,014. Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.4 percentage points more than Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (Fife: 22%). Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.1 percentage points more than Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (Fife: 35%).

15,397Residents (2021)
15,614Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,043Households
7,014Households
169,445Households
16.4%Aged 15–29
16.5%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.5%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
35.1%Living alone
34.0%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 53% in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie. Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 1.9 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (11% and 12%).

63.0%Owner-occupied
64.9%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.3%Private renting
11.8%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
24.4%Social renting
22.3%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
14.9%Detached houses
15.6%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
21.5%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Terraced houses
52.5%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
16.0%Flats
9.6%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 3.4 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 96 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glenrothes Central and Thornton, and 83 in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 331 m in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie. The typical postcode is 2,240 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 3,807 m in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 76% in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie.

23.9%Green space within 500 m
27.3%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
96Services within 15 min (median)
83Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
331 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
82.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
76.1%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.

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Glenrothes Central and Thornton

Glenrothes Central and Thornton is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,397 people in 7,043 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Fife average.

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,614 people in 7,014 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% above the Fife average.

More comparisons.

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