Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital14 miGP surgeryPath House Medical Practice9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 4 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryPathhead Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySinclairtown Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondarySt Andrew's R C High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI15 miRailway stationKirkcaldy1.2 miBus stationBus StationKirkcaldy1.1 miFerryInchcolm Island Ferry Landing8.8 miBus stops175 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY1 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY1 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:24 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:42 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,830 residentsin the Kirkcaldy Pathhead census areaMedian age 52.81,595 households62% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright16% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 1,353 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 53% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C853 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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 landmarksPathhead Sandsbeach · under a mileKirkcaldy Sandsbeach · 1.0 miRaith Lakelake · 1.9 miDiana's Fountainwaterfall · 2.5 miMiddle Denvalley · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRavenscraig Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haDunnikier Country Parkpark · under a mile · 60 haSt Mary's Greenpark · under a mileDunnikier Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 61 haGallatown Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haRandolph Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200350 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202122 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,776 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
