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Kirkcaldy East
vs Kirkcaldy North

Kirkcaldy East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Kirkcaldy North. Kirkcaldy North has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy East highlighted
Kirkcaldy East
431 postcodes
Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy North highlighted
Kirkcaldy North
290 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Kirkcaldy East has 15,174 residents in 7,756 households; Kirkcaldy North has 16,376 in 7,158. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 20%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 16.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 35%).

15,174Residents (2021)
16,376Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,756Households
7,158Households
169,445Households
18.1%Aged 15–29
15.0%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 65 and over
20.4%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
46.7%Living alone
30.6%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Kirkcaldy East (50%) and terraced houses in Kirkcaldy North (33%). Kirkcaldy North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 21.7 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 65%). Kirkcaldy East has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 8.5 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 12%).

48.9%Owner-occupied
70.6%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
15.0%Private renting
6.5%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
34.7%Social renting
22.4%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
9.2%Detached houses
27.7%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
19.6%Semi-detached houses
27.2%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
18.1%Terraced houses
33.4%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
49.8%Flats
11.5%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Kirkcaldy North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 5.1 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy East (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kirkcaldy East, and 48 in Kirkcaldy North. The typical postcode is 406 m from the nearest school in Kirkcaldy East and 499 m in Kirkcaldy North. The typical postcode is 2,454 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kirkcaldy East and 2,795 m in Kirkcaldy North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Kirkcaldy East and 90% in Kirkcaldy North.

15.9%Green space within 500 m
21.0%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
72Services within 15 min (median)
48Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
499 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
89.3%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 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.

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 East and Kirkcaldy North next to other wards of Fife.

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