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Charlestown and Bellknowes

Neighbourhood

South west Fife. 935 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Charlestown and Bellknowes, 22.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
942
Joint 10,265th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
22.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.9%
Joint 10,201st lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Charlestown and Bellknowes. See deprivation across Fife

How Charlestown and Bellknowes compares

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

Charlestown and BellknowesMiddle
Population511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 376 to 3,676. The middle area is 706. Charlestown and Bellknowes is 942.
942joint 48th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage511 neighbourhoods, Fife · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.6%. Charlestown and Bellknowes is 22.7%.
22.7%joint 27th lowest
Claimant rate475 neighbourhoods, Fife · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Fife475 areas from 0.0% to 13.7%. The middle area is 3.0%. Charlestown and Bellknowes is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 223rd lowest
Aged 15 to 64511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 43.2% to 97.6%. The middle area is 62.7%. Charlestown and Bellknowes is 58.9%.
58.9%joint 117th lowest

What is the population of Charlestown and Bellknowes?

Charlestown and Bellknowes had 942 usual residents at the census.

Charlestown and Bellknowes is the joint 10,265th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Fife

These figures are published for the whole of Fife, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Fife and not Charlestown and Bellknowes alone. See Fife

Average house price
£182,463
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,913
162nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
Joint 33rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
373,990
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Charlestown and Bellknowes in brief

Charlestown and Bellknowes had 942 usual residents at the census.

In Charlestown and Bellknowes, 22.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Charlestown and Bellknowes, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.9% of residents in Charlestown and Bellknowes were aged 15 to 64 at the census.