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Kirkcaldy East

Ward

South Fife. About 15,597 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Kirkcaldy East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,062
Joint 805th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kirkcaldy East compares

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

Kirkcaldy EastMiddle
Population22 wards, Fife · 2021
Population: every ward in Fife22 areas from 12,553 to 23,541. The middle area is 16,153. Kirkcaldy East is 15,062.
15,0626th 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%. Kirkcaldy East is 0.0%.
0%joint 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%. Kirkcaldy East is 90.4%.
90.4%8th 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%. Kirkcaldy East is 5.8%.
5.8%3rd highest

What is the population of Kirkcaldy East?

Kirkcaldy East had 15,062 usual residents at the census.

Kirkcaldy East is the joint 805th 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 Kirkcaldy East 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
Kirkcaldy East in brief

Kirkcaldy East had 15,062 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Kirkcaldy East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kirkcaldy East, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kirkcaldy East, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.