Rosyth
vs West Fife and Coastal Villages

Rosyth has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in West Fife and Coastal Villages. West Fife and Coastal Villages has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 20%).

Rosyth

354 postcodes

West Fife and Coastal Villages

495 postcodes

Fife

city average

People

Rosyth has 15,166 residents in 6,742 households; West Fife and Coastal Villages has 16,970 in 7,684. West Fife and Coastal Villages has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 3.7 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 31%).

15,166Residents (2021)

16,970Residents (2021)

371,816Residents (2021)

6,742Households

7,684Households

169,445Households

16.1%Aged 15–29

14.0%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

18.8%Aged 65 and over

22.5%Aged 65 and over

21.5%Aged 65 and over

32.0%Living alone

31.1%Living alone

35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Rosyth (45%) and detached houses in West Fife and Coastal Villages (34%). West Fife and Coastal Villages has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 6.9 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 65%). Rosyth has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 4.7 percentage points more than West Fife and Coastal Villages (Fife: 12%).

64.3%Owner-occupied

71.2%Owner-occupied

65.3%Owner-occupied

12.1%Private renting

7.4%Private renting

11.6%Private renting

22.2%Social renting

20.0%Social renting

21.9%Social renting

15.7%Detached houses

33.6%Detached houses

26.1%Detached houses

21.7%Semi-detached houses

30.7%Semi-detached houses

26.4%Semi-detached houses

45.0%Terraced houses

20.9%Terraced houses

23.2%Terraced houses

16.7%Flats

13.5%Flats

22.1%Flats

Surroundings

West Fife and Coastal Villages has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 11.1 percentage points more than Rosyth (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Rosyth, and 17 in West Fife and Coastal Villages. The typical postcode is 426 m from the nearest school in Rosyth and 454 m in West Fife and Coastal Villages. The typical postcode is 1,171 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Rosyth and 6,516 m in West Fife and Coastal Villages. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Rosyth and 67% in West Fife and Coastal Villages.

20.0%Green space within 500 m

31.1%Green space within 500 m

21.1%Green space within 500 m

65Services within 15 min (median)

17Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

426 mNearest school (median)

454 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

6.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

71.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

67.4%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.

Rosyth

Rosyth is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,166 people in 6,742 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the Fife average.

West Fife and Coastal Villages

West Fife and Coastal Villages is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 16,970 people in 7,684 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% above the Fife average.

More comparisons.

Rosyth and West Fife and Coastal Villages next to other wards of Fife.

Rosyth vs Dunfermline South Rosyth vs Dunfermline Central Rosyth vs Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay Rosyth vs Dunfermline North West Fife and Coastal Villages vs Dunfermline North West Fife and Coastal Villages vs Dunfermline Central West Fife and Coastal Villages vs Dunfermline South All wards of Fife

Rosythvs West Fife and Coastal Villages