Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital13 miGP surgeryPharmacy First Plus17 surgeries within 2 milesright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools14 primary, 1 specialPrimaryCarnegie Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryTouch Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryQueen Anne High School2.1 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI9.1 miRailway stationDunfermline Queen Margaretunder a mileBus stationPark & RideHalbeathunder a mileFerryFerry TerminalRosyth4.1 miBus stops114 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY11 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
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People4,077 residentsin the Dunfermline Halbeath and Lynebank census areaMedian age 35.71,547 households82% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright13% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate75% of adults are economically active, 2,210 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, finance and insurance 11%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 52% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C884 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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)
Parks and green spacesTownhill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 94 haBellyeoman Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haDunfermline Public Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 11 haPitreavie Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 46 haTownhill Recreation Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 8 haFitness Centresports ground · 1.2 miSource: 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 200340 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202120 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)1,565 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
