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Glenrothes Central and Thornton

Ward

South Fife. About 15,679 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 32 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 1% of people in Glenrothes Central and Thornton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,461
709th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
1%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Glenrothes Central and Thornton compares

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

Glenrothes Central and ThorntonMiddle
Population22 wards, Fife · 2021
Population: every ward in Fife22 areas from 12,553 to 23,541. The middle area is 16,153. Glenrothes Central and Thornton is 15,461.
15,4619th least 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%. Glenrothes Central and Thornton is 1.0%.
1%joint 6th 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%. Glenrothes Central and Thornton is 88.5%.
88.5%11th 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%. Glenrothes Central and Thornton is 4.0%.
4.0%5th highest

What is the population of Glenrothes Central and Thornton?

Glenrothes Central and Thornton had 15,461 usual residents at the census.

Glenrothes Central and Thornton is the 709th 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 Glenrothes Central and Thornton 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
Glenrothes Central and Thornton in brief

Glenrothes Central and Thornton had 15,461 usual residents at the census.

About 1% of people in Glenrothes Central and Thornton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Glenrothes Central and Thornton, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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