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Raith

Neighbourhood

South west Fife. 901 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Raith, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
930
Joint 10,157th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
Joint 21,417th 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 Raith. See deprivation across Fife

How Raith compares

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

RaithMiddle
Population511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 376 to 3,676. The middle area is 706. Raith is 930.
93053rd 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%. Raith is 90.9%.
90.9%190th 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%. Raith is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 162nd 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%. Raith is 63.8%.
63.8%joint 212th highest

What is the population of Raith?

Raith had 930 usual residents at the census.

Raith is the joint 10,157th 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 Raith 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
Raith in brief

Raith had 930 usual residents at the census.

In Raith, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Raith, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.8% of residents in Raith were aged 15 to 64 at the census.