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Dunfermline South

Ward

South west Fife. About 24,079 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 7% of people in Dunfermline South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
23,541
71st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
7%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dunfermline South compares

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

Dunfermline SouthMiddle
Population22 wards, Fife · 2021
Population: every ward in Fife22 areas from 12,553 to 23,541. The middle area is 16,153. Dunfermline South is 23,541.
23,541most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Fife · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Fife22 areas from 0.0% to 38.0%. The middle area is 7.0%. Dunfermline South is 7.0%.
7%joint 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Fife · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Fife22 areas from 32.4% to 98.8%. The middle area is 87.2%. Dunfermline South is 94.3%.
94.3%3rd highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Fife · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Fife22 areas from 0.8% to 6.7%. The middle area is 3.3%. Dunfermline South is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 5th lowest

What is the population of Dunfermline South?

Dunfermline South had 23,541 usual residents at the census.

Dunfermline South is the 71st most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Fife

These figures are published for the whole of Fife, not for each ward, so they describe all of Fife and not Dunfermline South 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
Dunfermline South in brief

Dunfermline South had 23,541 usual residents at the census.

About 7% of people in Dunfermline South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dunfermline South, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dunfermline South, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.