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Lochgelly East

Middle area

South west Fife. 4,649 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 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 Lochgelly East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,617
Joint 1,800th 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
91.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Lochgelly East

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Crime across Fife

How Lochgelly East compares

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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. Lochgelly East is 4,617.
4,61712th 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%. Lochgelly East 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%. Lochgelly East is 91.0%.
91.0%53rd 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%. Lochgelly East is 4.4%.
4.4%joint 23rd highest

What is the population of Lochgelly East?

Lochgelly East had 4,617 usual residents at the census.

Lochgelly East is the joint 1,800th 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 Lochgelly East 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
Lochgelly East in brief

Lochgelly East had 4,617 usual residents at the census.

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

In Lochgelly East, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lochgelly East, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.