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Markinch and Star

Middle area

Central Fife. 4,275 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 58% of people in Markinch and Star live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,275
1,676th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
58%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
62.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Markinch and Star

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Crime across Fife

How Markinch and Star compares

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

Markinch and StarMiddle
Population106 middle areas, Fife · 2021
Population: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 2,209 to 5,664. The middle area is 3,266. Markinch and Star is 4,275.
4,27516th 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%. Markinch and Star is 58.0%.
58%10th most 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%. Markinch and Star is 62.9%.
62.9%14th 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%. Markinch and Star is 2.5%.
2.5%39th lowest

What is the population of Markinch and Star?

Markinch and Star had 4,275 usual residents at the census.

Markinch and Star is the 1,676th 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 Markinch and Star 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
Markinch and Star in brief

Markinch and Star had 4,275 usual residents at the census.

About 58% of people in Markinch and Star live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Markinch and Star, 62.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Markinch and Star, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.