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Glenrothes Central and Thornton
vs Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. Glenrothes Central and Thornton has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Fife with Glenrothes Central and Thornton highlighted
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
527 postcodes
Map of Fife with Howe of Fife and Tay Coast highlighted
Howe of Fife and Tay Coast
548 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has 15,397 residents in 7,043 households; Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has 13,211 in 6,134. Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 5 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 22%). Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 2.3 percentage points more than Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (Fife: 35%).

15,397Residents (2021)
13,211Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,043Households
6,134Households
169,445Households
16.4%Aged 15–29
12.7%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.5%Aged 65 and over
26.5%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
35.1%Living alone
32.8%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Glenrothes Central and Thornton (46%) and detached houses in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (38%). Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 10.9 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (11% and 10%).

63.0%Owner-occupied
73.9%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.3%Private renting
10.4%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
24.4%Social renting
14.1%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
14.9%Detached houses
37.8%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
29.7%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Terraced houses
17.3%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
16.0%Flats
12.1%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 5.8 percentage points more than Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 96 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glenrothes Central and Thornton, and 12 in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 512 m in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. The typical postcode is 2,240 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 6,135 m in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 37% in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast.

23.9%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
96Services within 15 min (median)
12Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
512 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
82.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
36.8%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.

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 13,211 people in 6,134 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Fife average.

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