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Tay Bridgehead

Ward

North east Fife. About 15,386 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 104 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 38% of people in Tay Bridgehead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,037
813th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
38%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
55.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Tay Bridgehead compares

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

Tay BridgeheadMiddle
Population22 wards, Fife · 2021
Population: every ward in Fife22 areas from 12,553 to 23,541. The middle area is 16,153. Tay Bridgehead is 15,037.
15,0375th 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%. Tay Bridgehead is 38.0%.
38%joint 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%. Tay Bridgehead is 55.2%.
55.2%2nd lowest
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%. Tay Bridgehead is 2.3%.
2.3%4th lowest

What is the population of Tay Bridgehead?

Tay Bridgehead had 15,037 usual residents at the census.

Tay Bridgehead is the 813th 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 Tay Bridgehead 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
Tay Bridgehead in brief

Tay Bridgehead had 15,037 usual residents at the census.

About 38% of people in Tay Bridgehead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tay Bridgehead, 55.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tay Bridgehead, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.