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Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch

Ward

Central Fife. About 18,131 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 46 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 38% of people in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
17,831
331st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
38%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch compares

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

Glenrothes North, Leslie and MarkinchMiddle
Population22 wards, Fife · 2021
Population: every ward in Fife22 areas from 12,553 to 23,541. The middle area is 16,153. Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch is 17,831.
17,8318th most 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%. Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch is 38.0%.
38%joint most 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%. Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch is 82.6%.
82.6%6th lowest
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%. Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 10th lowest

What is the population of Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch?

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch had 17,831 usual residents at the census.

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch is the 331st 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 Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch 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
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch in brief

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch had 17,831 usual residents at the census.

About 38% of people in Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.