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St Andrews
vs Tay Bridgehead

St Andrews has the younger population: 53% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Tay Bridgehead. Tay Bridgehead has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Fife with St Andrews highlighted
St Andrews
453 postcodes
Map of Fife with Tay Bridgehead highlighted
Tay Bridgehead
534 postcodes
Map of Fife
Fife
city average

People

St Andrews has 17,826 residents in 6,321 households; Tay Bridgehead has 15,309 in 6,733. Tay Bridgehead has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 4.6 percentage points more than St Andrews (Fife: 22%). St Andrews has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 3 percentage points more than Tay Bridgehead (Fife: 35%).

17,826Residents (2021)
15,309Residents (2021)
371,816Residents (2021)
6,321Households
6,733Households
169,445Households
52.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
18.2%Aged 65 and over
22.8%Aged 65 and over
21.5%Aged 65 and over
33.3%Living alone
30.3%Living alone
35.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in St Andrews (26%) and detached houses in Tay Bridgehead (33%). Tay Bridgehead has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 16.1 percentage points more than St Andrews (Fife: 65%). St Andrews has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 15.1 percentage points more than Tay Bridgehead (Fife: 12%).

53.6%Owner-occupied
69.7%Owner-occupied
65.3%Owner-occupied
30.8%Private renting
15.7%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
13.8%Social renting
13.4%Social renting
21.9%Social renting
24.9%Detached houses
32.8%Detached houses
26.1%Detached houses
24.3%Semi-detached houses
30.8%Semi-detached houses
26.4%Semi-detached houses
16.6%Terraced houses
15.0%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
26.1%Flats
15.7%Flats
22.1%Flats

Surroundings

Tay Bridgehead has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 1.3 percentage points more than St Andrews (Fife: 21%). A typical postcode has 145 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Andrews, and 30 in Tay Bridgehead. The typical postcode is 605 m from the nearest school in St Andrews and 585 m in Tay Bridgehead. The typical postcode is 3,221 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Andrews and 3,058 m in Tay Bridgehead. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 40% of premises in St Andrews and 60% in Tay Bridgehead.

17.0%Green space within 500 m
18.3%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
145Services within 15 min (median)
30Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
605 mNearest school (median)
585 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
39.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
59.6%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.

St Andrews

St Andrews is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 17,826 people in 6,321 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Fife average.

Tay Bridgehead

Tay Bridgehead is one of 22 wards in Fife, home to 15,309 people in 6,733 households (Scotland's Census 2022). On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% below the Fife average.

More comparisons.

St Andrews and Tay Bridgehead next to other wards of Fife.

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