Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital14 miGP surgeryFife Constabulary17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools14 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryCommercial Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Margaret's R C Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryDunfermline High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI8.9 miRailway stationDunfermline Townunder a mileBus stationBus StationDunfermlineunder a mileFerryFerry TerminalRosyth3.4 miBus stops235 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY12 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY12 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:26 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:43 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,217 residentsin the Dunfermline Central census areaMedian age 44.61,774 households62% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright10% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 1,784 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, public administration and defence 8%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 41% go by car, 13% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%, other languages 7%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,044 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Linnwaterfall · under a mileTown Lochlake · 1.1 miPittencrieff Glenglen · under a mileTower Hillhill · under a mileNorth Hillhill · under a mileBlack Lochlake · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPittencrieff Parkpark · under a mile · 31 haDunfermline Public Parkpark · within reach · 11 haTownhill Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 94 haCanmore Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 29 haCarnegie Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileMcKane Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200338 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202120 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.2 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)2,042 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
