Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
vs Rosyth

Rosyth has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay. Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 20%).

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay

439 postcodes

Rosyth

354 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay has 17,799 residents in 8,168 households; Rosyth has 15,166 in 6,742. Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 5.4 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 32%).

17,799Residents (2021)

15,166Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

8,168Households

6,742Households

169,445Households

13.5%Aged 15–29

16.1%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

24.2%Aged 65 and over

18.8%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

32.2%Living alone

32.0%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay (39%) and terraced houses in Rosyth (45%). Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 14 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 65%). Rosyth has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1.5 percentage points more than Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay (Fife: 12%).

78.3%Owner-occupied

64.3%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

10.6%Private renting

12.1%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

9.8%Social renting

22.2%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

38.5%Detached houses

15.7%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

23.3%Semi-detached houses

21.7%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

19.8%Terraced houses

45.0%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

16.5%Flats

16.7%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 6.3 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay, and 65 in Rosyth. The typical postcode is 597 m from the nearest school in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay and 426 m in Rosyth. The typical postcode is 754 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay and 1,171 m in Rosyth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay and 71% in Rosyth.

26.3%Green space within 500 m

20.0%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

44Services within 15 min (median)

65Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

597 mNearest school (median)

426 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

754 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

77.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

71.3%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.

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 17,799 people in 8,168 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Fife average.

Rosyth

Rosyth is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,166 people in 6,742 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

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Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bayvs Rosyth