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Kirkcaldy Central
vs Kirkcaldy East

Kirkcaldy East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Kirkcaldy Central. Kirkcaldy East has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy Central highlighted
Kirkcaldy Central
354 postcodes
Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy East highlighted
Kirkcaldy East
431 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Kirkcaldy Central has 15,072 residents in 7,463 households; Kirkcaldy East has 15,174 in 7,756. Kirkcaldy Central has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 22%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 2.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy Central (Fife: 35%).

15,072Residents (2021)
15,174Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,463Households
7,756Households
169,445Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
18.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
22.1%Aged 65 and over
21.0%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
44.6%Living alone
46.7%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Kirkcaldy Central and 50% in Kirkcaldy East. Kirkcaldy Central has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 55%, 6.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 15%).

55.0%Owner-occupied
48.9%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
15.0%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
28.1%Social renting
34.7%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
9.5%Detached houses
9.2%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
24.3%Semi-detached houses
19.6%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
14.3%Terraced houses
18.1%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
49.2%Flats
49.8%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 4.8 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy Central (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 109 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kirkcaldy Central, and 72 in Kirkcaldy East. The typical postcode is 408 m from the nearest school in Kirkcaldy Central and 406 m in Kirkcaldy East. The typical postcode is 845 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kirkcaldy Central and 2,454 m in Kirkcaldy East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Kirkcaldy Central and 89% in Kirkcaldy East.

11.1%Green space within 500 m
15.9%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
109Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
408 mNearest school (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
845 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
85.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.3%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.

Kirkcaldy Central

Kirkcaldy Central is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,072 people in 7,463 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% below the Fife average.

Kirkcaldy East

Kirkcaldy East is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,174 people in 7,756 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Kirkcaldy Central and Kirkcaldy East next to other wards of Fife.

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