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Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Ward

South west Fife. About 18,734 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 48 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 20% of people in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
18,657
279th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
20%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty compares

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

Lochgelly, Cardenden and BenartyMiddle
Population22 wards, Fife · 2021
Population: every ward in Fife22 areas from 12,553 to 23,541. The middle area is 16,153. Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty is 18,657.
18,6575th 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%. Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty is 20.0%.
20%joint 7th most 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%. Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty is 93.9%.
93.9%joint 4th 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%. Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty is 4.8%.
4.8%4th highest

What is the population of Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty?

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty had 18,657 usual residents at the census.

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty is the 279th 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 Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty 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
Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty in brief

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty had 18,657 usual residents at the census.

About 20% of people in Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.