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East Sands

Neighbourhood

North east Fife. 628 people in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In East Sands, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
713
7,035th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
80.1%
1,452nd 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 East Sands. See deprivation across Fife

How East Sands compares

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

East SandsMiddle
Population511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 376 to 3,676. The middle area is 706. East Sands is 713.
713joint 246th highest
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%. East Sands is 79.3%.
79.3%joint 103rd 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%. East Sands is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 124th 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%. East Sands is 80.1%.
80.1%8th highest

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 East Sands alone. See Fife

Average house price
£179,134
Up 5.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,913
162nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
31st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
80.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
East Sands in brief

East Sands had 713 usual residents at the census.

In East Sands, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Sands, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

80.1% of residents in East Sands were aged 15 to 64 at the census.