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Boarhills and Kingsbarns

Neighbourhood

East Fife. 709 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Boarhills and Kingsbarns, 15.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
715
Joint 7,082nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
15.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.0%
Joint 10,443rd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Boarhills and Kingsbarns. See deprivation across Fife

How Boarhills and Kingsbarns compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Boarhills and KingsbarnsMiddle
Population511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 376 to 3,676. The middle area is 706. Boarhills and Kingsbarns is 715.
715joint 243rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage511 neighbourhoods, Fife · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.6%. Boarhills and Kingsbarns is 15.3%.
15.3%17th lowest
Claimant rate475 neighbourhoods, Fife · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Fife475 areas from 0.0% to 13.7%. The middle area is 3.0%. Boarhills and Kingsbarns is 1.0%.
1.0%joint 25th lowest
Aged 15 to 64511 neighbourhoods, Fife · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Fife511 areas from 43.2% to 97.6%. The middle area is 62.7%. Boarhills and Kingsbarns is 59.0%.
59.0%joint 120th lowest

What is the population of Boarhills and Kingsbarns?

Boarhills and Kingsbarns had 715 usual residents at the census.

Boarhills and Kingsbarns is the joint 7,082nd least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Fife

These figures are published for the whole of Fife, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Fife and not Boarhills and Kingsbarns 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
Boarhills and Kingsbarns in brief

Boarhills and Kingsbarns had 715 usual residents at the census.

In Boarhills and Kingsbarns, 15.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Boarhills and Kingsbarns, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.0% of residents in Boarhills and Kingsbarns were aged 15 to 64 at the census.