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Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
vs Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Fife with Glenrothes West and Kinglassie highlighted
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
362 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 West and Kinglassie has 15,614 residents in 7,014 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%, 6.4 percentage points more than Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (Fife: 22%). Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 1.2 percentage points more than Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (Fife: 35%).

15,614Residents (2021)
13,211Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,014Households
6,134Households
169,445Households
16.5%Aged 15–29
12.7%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
20.1%Aged 65 and over
26.5%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
34.0%Living alone
32.8%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (53%) 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%, 9 percentage points more than Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (Fife: 65%). Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1.4 percentage points more than Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (Fife: 12%).

64.9%Owner-occupied
73.9%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.8%Private renting
10.4%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
22.3%Social renting
14.1%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
15.6%Detached houses
37.8%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
21.5%Semi-detached houses
29.7%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
52.5%Terraced houses
17.3%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
9.6%Flats
12.1%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 9.2 percentage points more than Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie, and 12 in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. The typical postcode is 331 m from the nearest school in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie and 512 m in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. The typical postcode is 3,807 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie and 6,135 m in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 76% of premises in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie and 37% in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast.

27.3%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
83Services within 15 min (median)
12Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
331 mNearest school (median)
512 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
76.1%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.

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

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.

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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