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Glenrothes Central and Thornton
vs Kirkcaldy East

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

Map of Fife with Glenrothes Central and Thornton highlighted
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
527 postcodes
Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy East highlighted
Kirkcaldy East
431 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has 15,397 residents in 7,043 households; Kirkcaldy East has 15,174 in 7,756. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (22% and 21%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 11.6 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 35%).

15,397Residents (2021)
15,174Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,043Households
7,756Households
169,445Households
16.4%Aged 15–29
18.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.5%Aged 65 and over
21.0%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
35.1%Living alone
46.7%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 flats in Kirkcaldy East (50%). Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 14.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 65%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 3.7 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 12%).

63.0%Owner-occupied
48.9%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.3%Private renting
15.0%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
24.4%Social renting
34.7%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
14.9%Detached houses
9.2%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
19.6%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Terraced houses
18.1%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
16.0%Flats
49.8%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 8 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 96 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glenrothes Central and Thornton, and 72 in Kirkcaldy East. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 406 m in Kirkcaldy East. The typical postcode is 2,240 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 2,454 m in Kirkcaldy East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 89% in Kirkcaldy East.

23.9%Green space within 500 m
15.9%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
96Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
82.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.3%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.

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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.

Kirkcaldy East

Kirkcaldy East is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,174 people in 7,756 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

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