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Thornton and Kinglassie

Middle area

South Fife. 5,350 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 31 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 Thornton and Kinglassie live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,321
Joint 2,085th 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
68.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Thornton and Kinglassie

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How Thornton and Kinglassie compares

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Thornton and KinglassieMiddle
Population106 middle areas, Fife · 2021
Population: every middle area in Fife106 areas from 2,209 to 5,664. The middle area is 3,266. Thornton and Kinglassie is 5,321.
5,3213rd most 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%. Thornton and Kinglassie 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%. Thornton and Kinglassie is 68.4%.
68.4%16th lowest
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%. Thornton and Kinglassie is 4.1%.
4.1%joint 26th highest

What is the population of Thornton and Kinglassie?

Thornton and Kinglassie had 5,321 usual residents at the census.

Thornton and Kinglassie is the joint 2,085th 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 Thornton and Kinglassie 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
Thornton and Kinglassie in brief

Thornton and Kinglassie had 5,321 usual residents at the census.

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

In Thornton and Kinglassie, 68.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thornton and Kinglassie, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.