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Kirkcaldy Central
vs Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Kirkcaldy Central. Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy Central highlighted
Kirkcaldy Central
354 postcodes
Map of Fife with Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty highlighted
Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty
449 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Kirkcaldy Central has 15,072 residents in 7,463 households; Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has 18,685 in 8,577. Kirkcaldy Central has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 2 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 22%). Kirkcaldy Central has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 9.3 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 35%).

15,072Residents (2021)
18,685Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,463Households
8,577Households
169,445Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
22.1%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
44.6%Living alone
35.3%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Kirkcaldy Central (49%) and semi-detached houses in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (36%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (55% and 55%). Kirkcaldy Central has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 8.3 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 12%).

55.0%Owner-occupied
54.5%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
7.3%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
28.1%Social renting
36.9%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
9.5%Detached houses
15.9%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
24.3%Semi-detached houses
36.1%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
14.3%Terraced houses
26.7%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
49.2%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%, 20.2 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 51 in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 408 m from the nearest school in Kirkcaldy Central and 393 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 845 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kirkcaldy Central and 1,141 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Kirkcaldy Central and 87% in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty.

11.1%Green space within 500 m
31.3%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
109Services within 15 min (median)
51Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
408 mNearest school (median)
393 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
845 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
85.5%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.

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.

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.

Kirkcaldy Central and Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty next to other wards of Fife.

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