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Glenrothes Central and Thornton
vs Leven, Kennoway and Largo

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

Map of Fife with Glenrothes Central and Thornton highlighted
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
527 postcodes
Map of Fife with Leven, Kennoway and Largo highlighted
Leven, Kennoway and Largo
550 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has 15,397 residents in 7,043 households; Leven, Kennoway and Largo has 19,513 in 9,170. Leven, Kennoway and Largo has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 2.6 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 36%).

15,397Residents (2021)
19,513Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,043Households
9,170Households
169,445Households
16.4%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.5%Aged 65 and over
24.1%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
35.1%Living alone
35.6%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 semi-detached houses in Leven, Kennoway and Largo (32%). Leven, Kennoway and Largo has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 3.9 percentage points more than Glenrothes Central and Thornton (Fife: 65%). Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 1.4 percentage points more than Leven, Kennoway and Largo (Fife: 12%).

63.0%Owner-occupied
66.9%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.3%Private renting
9.9%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
24.4%Social renting
21.7%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
14.9%Detached houses
27.4%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
32.0%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Terraced houses
16.9%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
16.0%Flats
21.1%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Glenrothes Central and Thornton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 8.9 percentage points more than Leven, Kennoway and Largo (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 96 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glenrothes Central and Thornton, and 39 in Leven, Kennoway and Largo. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 432 m in Leven, Kennoway and Largo. The typical postcode is 2,240 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 1,315 m in Leven, Kennoway and Largo. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Glenrothes Central and Thornton and 91% in Leven, Kennoway and Largo.

23.9%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
96Services within 15 min (median)
39Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
432 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
82.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.7%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.

Leven, Kennoway and Largo

Leven, Kennoway and Largo is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 19,513 people in 9,170 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Glenrothes Central and Thornton and Leven, Kennoway and Largo next to other wards of Fife.

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