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Kirkcaldy Central
vs Kirkcaldy North

Kirkcaldy Central has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Kirkcaldy North. Kirkcaldy North has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy Central highlighted
Kirkcaldy Central
354 postcodes
Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy North highlighted
Kirkcaldy North
290 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Kirkcaldy Central has 15,072 residents in 7,463 households; Kirkcaldy North has 16,376 in 7,158. Kirkcaldy Central has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.7 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 22%). Kirkcaldy Central has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 14 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 35%).

15,072Residents (2021)
16,376Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,463Households
7,158Households
169,445Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
15.0%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
22.1%Aged 65 and over
20.4%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
44.6%Living alone
30.6%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Kirkcaldy Central (49%) and terraced houses in Kirkcaldy North (33%). Kirkcaldy North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 15.6 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy Central (Fife: 65%). Kirkcaldy Central has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 9.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 12%).

55.0%Owner-occupied
70.6%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
6.5%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
28.1%Social renting
22.4%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
9.5%Detached houses
27.7%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
24.3%Semi-detached houses
27.2%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
14.3%Terraced houses
33.4%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
49.2%Flats
11.5%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Kirkcaldy North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 9.9 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 48 in Kirkcaldy North. The typical postcode is 408 m from the nearest school in Kirkcaldy Central and 499 m in Kirkcaldy North. The typical postcode is 845 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kirkcaldy Central and 2,795 m in Kirkcaldy North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Kirkcaldy Central and 90% in Kirkcaldy North.

11.1%Green space within 500 m
21.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
109Services within 15 min (median)
48Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
408 mNearest school (median)
499 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
845 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
85.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.1%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 North

Kirkcaldy North is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 16,376 people in 7,158 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Fife average.

More comparisons.

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

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