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Cowdenbeath

Ward

South west Fife. About 22,277 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 36 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 7% of people in Cowdenbeath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
22,161
102nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
7%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cowdenbeath compares

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

CowdenbeathMiddle
Population22 wards, Fife · 2021
Population: every ward in Fife22 areas from 12,553 to 23,541. The middle area is 16,153. Cowdenbeath is 22,161.
22,1612nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Fife · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Fife22 areas from 0.0% to 38.0%. The middle area is 7.0%. Cowdenbeath is 7.0%.
7%joint 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Fife · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Fife22 areas from 32.4% to 98.8%. The middle area is 87.2%. Cowdenbeath is 88.7%.
88.7%10th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Fife · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Fife22 areas from 0.8% to 6.7%. The middle area is 3.3%. Cowdenbeath is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 6th highest

What is the population of Cowdenbeath?

Cowdenbeath had 22,161 usual residents at the census.

Cowdenbeath is the 102nd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Fife

These figures are published for the whole of Fife, not for each ward, so they describe all of Fife and not Cowdenbeath 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
Joint 31st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
373,990
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Cowdenbeath in brief

Cowdenbeath had 22,161 usual residents at the census.

About 7% of people in Cowdenbeath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cowdenbeath, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cowdenbeath, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.