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Thornton South

Neighbourhood

South Fife. 536 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Thornton South, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
544
Joint 3,390th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.4%
Joint 17,095th 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 Thornton South. See deprivation across Fife

How Thornton South compares

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

Thornton SouthMiddle
Population511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 376 to 3,676. The middle area is 706. Thornton South is 544.
544joint 70th least 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%. Thornton South is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 166th 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%. Thornton South is 4.0%.
4.0%joint 166th 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%. Thornton South is 61.4%.
61.4%joint 213th lowest

What is the population of Thornton South?

Thornton South had 544 usual residents at the census.

Thornton South is the joint 3,390th 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 Thornton South 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
Thornton South in brief

Thornton South had 544 usual residents at the census.

In Thornton South, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thornton South, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.4% of residents in Thornton South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.