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Burntisland Docks

Neighbourhood

South Fife. 845 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Burntisland Docks, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
821
Joint 8,837th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.7%
Joint 10,515th highest 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 Burntisland Docks. See deprivation across Fife

How Burntisland Docks compares

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

Burntisland DocksMiddle
Population511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 376 to 3,676. The middle area is 706. Burntisland Docks is 821.
821joint 142nd 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%. Burntisland Docks is 96.8%.
96.8%joint 213th highest
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%. Burntisland Docks is 6.7%.
6.7%joint 41st highest
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%. Burntisland Docks is 67.7%.
67.7%joint 86th highest

What is the population of Burntisland Docks?

Burntisland Docks had 821 usual residents at the census.

Burntisland Docks is the joint 8,837th 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 Burntisland Docks 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
Burntisland Docks in brief

Burntisland Docks had 821 usual residents at the census.

In Burntisland Docks, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Burntisland Docks, 6.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.7% of residents in Burntisland Docks were aged 15 to 64 at the census.