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County or areaFife
Postcode districtKY5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 40 min4:25 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:43 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,631 residentsin the Lochore and Crosshill census areaMedian age 47.51,236 households52% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright37% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 1,096 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 58% go by car, 8% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages13% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C942 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October61 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFife power stationhistoric site · under a mileLoch Orelake · 1.3 miKildownies Hillhill · under a mileElders Knowehill · under a mileLoch Gellylake · 3.0 miSt Serf's Islandisland · 2.6 miFairnsdalevalley · 1.6 miSpillwaterwater · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLochore Meadows Country Parkpark · under a mile · 362 haBenarty Miners Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBenarty Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileAuchterderran Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 15 haFife Cycle Parksports ground · 1.1 mi · 6 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 200343 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202124 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,347 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlenrothes Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryBenarty Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBarrie Dear LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRosewell Dental Clinicunder a milePolice stationCowdenbeath Police Station3.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Lochoreright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBenarty Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Kenneth's R C Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryLochgelly High School1.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI15 miRailway stationLochgelly1.5 miBus stationPark & RideHalbeath5.7 miFerryLochleven Castle Ferry LandingKinross4.1 miBus stops75 within a mileCar park7 Landale Street ParkingLochgelly2.0 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationKirkcaldy4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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