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Anstruther

Middle area

East Fife. 4,216 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Anstruther live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,256
1,670th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Anstruther

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Crime across Fife

How Anstruther compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population106 middle areas, Fife · 2021
Population: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 2,209 to 5,664. The middle area is 3,266. Anstruther is 4,256.
4,25617th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares106 middle areas, Fife · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Anstruther is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage106 middle areas, Fife · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 15.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 91.1%. Anstruther is 88.0%.
88.0%joint 40th lowest
Claimant rate106 middle areas, Fife · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 0.3% to 8.7%. The middle area is 3.1%. Anstruther is 2.1%.
2.1%29th lowest

What is the population of Anstruther?

Anstruther had 4,256 usual residents at the census.

Anstruther is the 1,670th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Fife

These figures are published for the whole of Fife, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Fife and not Anstruther alone. See Fife

Average house price
£179,134
Up 5.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,913
162nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
Joint 31st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
373,990
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Anstruther in brief

Anstruther had 4,256 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Anstruther live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Anstruther, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Anstruther, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.