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Howe of Fife and Tay Coast
vs Tay Bridgehead

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

Map of Fife with Howe of Fife and Tay Coast highlighted
Howe of Fife and Tay Coast
548 postcodes
Map of Fife with Tay Bridgehead highlighted
Tay Bridgehead
534 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has 13,211 residents in 6,134 households; Tay Bridgehead has 15,309 in 6,733. Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 3.7 percentage points more than Tay Bridgehead (Fife: 22%). Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.5 percentage points more than Tay Bridgehead (Fife: 35%).

13,211Residents (2021)
15,309Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
6,134Households
6,733Households
169,445Households
12.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
26.5%Aged 65 and over
22.8%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
32.8%Living alone
30.3%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast and 33% in Tay Bridgehead. Howe of Fife and Tay Coast has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 4.2 percentage points more than Tay Bridgehead (Fife: 65%). Tay Bridgehead has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 5.3 percentage points more than Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (Fife: 12%).

73.9%Owner-occupied
69.7%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
10.4%Private renting
15.7%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
14.1%Social renting
13.4%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
37.8%Detached houses
32.8%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
29.7%Semi-detached houses
30.8%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
17.3%Terraced houses
15.0%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
12.1%Flats
15.7%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (18% and 18%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast, and 30 in Tay Bridgehead. The typical postcode is 512 m from the nearest school in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast and 585 m in Tay Bridgehead. The typical postcode is 6,135 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast and 3,058 m in Tay Bridgehead. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 37% of premises in Howe of Fife and Tay Coast and 60% in Tay Bridgehead.

18.1%Green space within 500 m
18.3%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
12Services within 15 min (median)
30Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
512 mNearest school (median)
585 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
36.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
59.6%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.

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.

Tay Bridgehead

Tay Bridgehead is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,309 people in 6,733 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% below the Fife average.

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