# Kinghorn

South Fife. 2,584 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

Kinghorn had 2,633 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022).

Middle area. Code S02003077. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) › [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife)

## Key figures

- **Population: 2,633** (2021). Kinghorn had 2,633 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 719th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/fife/kinghorn#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in Kinghorn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/fife/kinghorn#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Kinghorn, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/fife/kinghorn#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.1%** (August 2026). In Kinghorn, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/fife/kinghorn#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S02003077) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 3% of people in Kinghorn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S02003077) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Fife. The outline is Kinghorn.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S02003077) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Fife. The outline is Kinghorn.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S02003077) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Kinghorn had 2,633 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Kinghorn


Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

## How Kinghorn compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Kinghorn | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 2,633 | 17th least populated | 106 middle areas, Fife · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 3% | joint 37th most people in radon Affected Areas | 106 middle areas, Fife · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.9% | 13th highest | 106 middle areas, Fife · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.1% | joint 51st highest | 106 middle areas, Fife · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Kinghorn?

Kinghorn had 2,633 usual residents at the census.
Kinghorn is the 719th 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 Kinghorn alone. [See Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife)

- **Average house price: £179,134** (July 2026). Fife’s average house price was £179,134 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,913** (2025). Full-time workers living in Fife earned a median of £38,913 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 162nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.6×** (2025). A home in Fife costs 4.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 31st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 373,990** (2025). Fife’s population was an estimated 373,990 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Kinghorn in brief

Kinghorn had 2,633 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in Kinghorn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kinghorn, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Kinghorn, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: S02003077
- Ward: [Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy †](https://openindex.co.uk/fife/ward/burntisland-kinghorn-and-western-kirkcaldy)
- Constituency: [Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cowdenbeath-and-kirkcaldy)
- Council: [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 1.37 km²
- People, mid-2024: 2,584*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Kirkcaldy Linktown and Seafield](https://openindex.co.uk/fife/kirkcaldy-linktown-and-seafield), [Burntisland East](https://openindex.co.uk/fife/burntisland-east)

## Latest updates for Kinghorn

- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S02003077

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/fife/kinghorn, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/fife/kinghorn#f-population.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/fife/kinghorn