Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital15 miGP surgeryBellyeoman Surgery6 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryMilesmark Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryMcLean Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryQueen Anne High School1.1 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI10 miRailway stationDunfermline Town1.8 miBus stationBus StationDunfermline1.3 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal4.5 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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 – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:43 am – 3:40 pm
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People4,109 residentsin the Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood census areaMedian age 45.61,797 households84% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 2,123 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 10%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher12% 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 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,046 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 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 · 1.3 miTown Lochlake · 1.7 miBlack Lochlake · 1.8 miBerrylaw Tophill · under a mileBerry Lawhill · under a mileCraigluscar Compensation Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPittencrieff Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 31 haBull Parkpark · under a mileTownhill Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 94 haPitfirrane Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 60 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haBruce Street Sports Centresports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200337 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202122 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)1,910 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation116 m381 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
