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Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
vs Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 27%).

Map of Fife with Glenrothes West and Kinglassie highlighted
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
362 postcodes
Map of Fife with Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty highlighted
Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty
449 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has 15,614 residents in 7,014 households; Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has 18,685 in 8,577. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 20%). Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.3 percentage points more than Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (Fife: 35%).

15,614Residents (2021)
18,685Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,014Households
8,577Households
169,445Households
16.5%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
20.1%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
34.0%Living alone
35.3%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 semi-detached houses in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (36%). Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 10.4 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 65%). Glenrothes West and Kinglassie has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 4.5 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 12%).

64.9%Owner-occupied
54.5%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
11.8%Private renting
7.3%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
22.3%Social renting
36.9%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
15.6%Detached houses
15.9%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
21.5%Semi-detached houses
36.1%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
52.5%Terraced houses
26.7%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
9.6%Flats
20.0%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 4 percentage points more than Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie, and 51 in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 331 m from the nearest school in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie and 393 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 3,807 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie and 1,141 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 76% of premises in Glenrothes West and Kinglassie and 87% in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty.

27.3%Green space within 500 m
31.3%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
83Services within 15 min (median)
51Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
331 mNearest school (median)
393 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
76.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
86.6%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.

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 18,685 people in 8,577 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% above the Fife average.

More comparisons.

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