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Kirkcaldy North
vs Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Kirkcaldy North. Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Fife with Kirkcaldy North highlighted
Kirkcaldy North
290 postcodes
Map of Fife with Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty highlighted
Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty
449 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

Kirkcaldy North has 16,376 residents in 7,158 households; Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has 18,685 in 8,577. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 20%). Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.7 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 35%).

16,376Residents (2021)
18,685Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
7,158Households
8,577Households
169,445Households
15.0%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
20.4%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
30.6%Living alone
35.3%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Kirkcaldy North (33%) and semi-detached houses in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (36%). Kirkcaldy North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 16.1 percentage points more than Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (Fife: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (7% and 7%).

70.6%Owner-occupied
54.5%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
6.5%Private renting
7.3%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
22.4%Social renting
36.9%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
27.7%Detached houses
15.9%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
27.2%Semi-detached houses
36.1%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
33.4%Terraced houses
26.7%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
11.5%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%, 10.3 percentage points more than Kirkcaldy North (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 48 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kirkcaldy North, and 51 in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 499 m from the nearest school in Kirkcaldy North and 393 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. The typical postcode is 2,795 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kirkcaldy North and 1,141 m in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Kirkcaldy North and 87% in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty.

21.0%Green space within 500 m
31.3%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
48Services within 15 min (median)
51Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
499 mNearest school (median)
393 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
90.1%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 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.

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

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