DunfermlineCountsDunfermline, in numbers.Local help →Dunfermline · Scotland
Fife council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats drawn from the available evidence. These are analytical judgements, not an official council assessment. Where a national comparison is available, lower housing costs, lower reported poor health and higher qualification shares are treated as relative strengths; this does not prove affordability or service quality.
strength
The average home price is £179,000 (July 2026) in Fife council area. This is about £17,000 lower than the Scotland average for the same month.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
What could help →The evidence gathered here does not yet support a distinct finding in this category.
opportunity
Elgin Street social-rent homes have a published completion estimate, while residents’ City Assembly recommendations are informing wider city-centre planning.
The homes and the assembly programme offer a chance to plan routes and services around residents’ needs. A forecast and a recommendation are not proof of delivery.
What could help →opportunity
Bellyeoman’s planned homes serve different needs: older residents needing support and families needing larger homes.
Proposed response: track the housing mix, allocation and support arrangements alongside building progress.
What could help →opportunity
28.6% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or higher (20 March 2022) in Fife council area. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 14.5% in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages to 43.5% in Tay Bridgehead — a gap of 29 percentage points.
Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.
What could help →opportunity
Recorded-crime figures cover the whole Fife council area; they do not identify individual wards.
These are police-recorded crimes under Scottish counting rules. They cannot be ranked alongside the mapped incidents shown for other UK nations.
What could help →opportunity
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
What could help →The evidence gathered here does not yet support a distinct finding in this category.
| Evidence and response | Who could lead | Related published plans |
|---|---|---|
| Link Elgin Street’s new homes to everyday city-centre lifeElgin Street social-rent homes: Development published; spring 2027 completion estimate. Dunfermline New City Assembly action programme: Early planning and partner commitments reported. | Fife Council and Campion Homes; Fife Council and local partners | |
| Deliver suitable homes together with the support residents need45 social-rent homes listed in the council update of 12 May 2026, with completion estimated for autumn 2027. | Fife Council and relevant care and support providers | |
| Make room for homes people can affordThe average home price is £179,000 (July 2026) in Fife council area. | The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers | |
| Connect local skills to local opportunities28.6% with a degree or higher; 20 March 2022. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 14.5% in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages to 43.5% in Tay Bridgehead — a gap of 29 percentage points. 20 March 2022; 22 of 22 current wards have comparable figures. | Employers, colleges, universities and the relevant skills authority | |
| Target safety work where problems repeatUse the dated, complete periods shown in Crime and safety; keep anti-social behaviour separate. | The local police force, council community safety team and relevant services | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |