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Methil West

Middle area

South east Fife. 2,551 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Methil West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,442
Joint 595th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Methil West

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Crime across Fife

How Methil West compares

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Methil WestMiddle
Population106 middle areas, Fife · 2021
Population: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 2,209 to 5,664. The middle area is 3,266. Methil West is 2,442.
2,4426th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares106 middle areas, Fife · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Methil West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage106 middle areas, Fife · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 15.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 91.1%. Methil West is 99.0%.
99.0%joint 6th highest
Claimant rate106 middle areas, Fife · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 0.3% to 8.7%. The middle area is 3.1%. Methil West is 8.7%.
8.7%highest

What is the population of Methil West?

Methil West had 2,442 usual residents at the census.

Methil West is the joint 595th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Fife

These figures are published for the whole of Fife, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Fife and not Methil West alone. See Fife

Average house price
£182,463
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,913
162nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
Joint 33rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
373,990
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Methil West in brief

Methil West had 2,442 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Methil West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Methil West, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Methil West, 8.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.