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Glenrothes Central and Thornton
vs Kirkcaldy North

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Kirkcaldy North. Glenrothes Central and Thornton has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Fife with Glenrothes Central and Thornton highlighted
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
527 postcodes
Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy North highlighted
Kirkcaldy North
290 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has 15,397 residents in 7,043 households; Kirkcaldy North has 16,376 in 7,158. Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 22%). Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.5 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 35%).

15,397Residents (2021)
16,376Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,043Households
7,158Households
169,445Households
16.4%Aged 15–29
15.0%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.5%Aged 65 and over
20.4%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
35.1%Living alone
30.6%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 33% in Kirkcaldy North. Kirkcaldy North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 7.6 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 65%). Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 4.8 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 12%).

63.0%Owner-occupied
70.6%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.3%Private renting
6.5%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
24.4%Social renting
22.4%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
14.9%Detached houses
27.7%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
27.2%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Terraced houses
33.4%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
16.0%Flats
11.5%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 2.9 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 96 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glenrothes Central and Thornton, and 48 in Kirkcaldy North. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 499 m in Kirkcaldy North. The typical postcode is 2,240 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 2,795 m in Kirkcaldy North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 90% in Kirkcaldy North.

23.9%Green space within 500 m
21.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
96Services within 15 min (median)
48Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
499 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
82.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.1%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.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

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 North

Kirkcaldy North is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 16,376 people in 7,158 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Fife average.

More comparisons.

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