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Kingskettle and Balmalcolm

Neighbourhood

North east Fife. 647 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Kingskettle and Balmalcolm, 11.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
623
Joint 5,162nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
11.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.2%
Joint 13,533rd 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 Kingskettle and Balmalcolm. See deprivation across Fife

How Kingskettle and Balmalcolm compares

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

Kingskettle and BalmalcolmMiddle
Population511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 376 to 3,676. The middle area is 706. Kingskettle and Balmalcolm is 623.
623joint 153rd 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%. Kingskettle and Balmalcolm is 11.0%.
11.0%12th 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%. Kingskettle and Balmalcolm is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 104th 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%. Kingskettle and Balmalcolm is 60.2%.
60.2%joint 159th lowest

What is the population of Kingskettle and Balmalcolm?

Kingskettle and Balmalcolm had 623 usual residents at the census.

Kingskettle and Balmalcolm is the joint 5,162nd 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 Kingskettle and Balmalcolm 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
Kingskettle and Balmalcolm in brief

Kingskettle and Balmalcolm had 623 usual residents at the census.

In Kingskettle and Balmalcolm, 11.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kingskettle and Balmalcolm, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.2% of residents in Kingskettle and Balmalcolm were aged 15 to 64 at the census.