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County or areaFife
Postcode districtKY4
Telephone code01383
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:25 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:43 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,840 residentsin the Cowdenbeath North census areaMedian age 41.92,131 households68% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright22% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,367 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 60% go by car, 7% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,003 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October61 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch Gellylake · 2.2 miLoch Orelake · 2.2 miTollie Hillhill · under a mileBrownies Knowehill · 1.3 miPilkham Hillshills · 2.1 miFife power stationhistoric site · 4.0 miCullaloe Hillshills · 2.6 miCuttlehill Woodswoodland · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCowdenbeath Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 66 haLochore Meadows Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 362 haRobert Smith Court Community Gardenpark · under a mileThe Alex Venters Memorial Parkplaying field · under a mileViolet Parkallotments · 1.0 miTownhill Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 94 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200342 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202122 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,305 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 116 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLynebank Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryCowdenbeath Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots The Chemist LTD6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBreeze Family Dental Cowdenbeathunder a milePolice stationCowdenbeath Police Stationunder a mileCash machinePayzone3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryLumphinnans Primary & Community Schoolunder a milePrimaryFoulford Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryBeath High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI11 miRailway stationCowdenbeathunder a mileBus stationPark & RideHalbeath2.8 miFerryInchcolm Island Ferry Landing6.0 miBus stops99 within a mileCar parkFoulford Street Car ParkCowdenbeath2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingGridserveDunfermline3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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