Fife: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£346,998

Semi-detached

£205,947

Terraced

£163,356

Flat or maisonette

£110,150

First-time buyers

£149,399

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  347,360 in 1991 → 374,760 in 2024 (+7.9%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £94,780 in 2005 → £179,134 in 2026 (+89.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £375 in 2008 → £644 in 2025 (+71.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  75.1% in 2004 → 75.5% in 2023 (+0.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  4.0% in 2001 → 3.2% in 2025 (−20.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,986 in 1997 → £23,257 in 2024 (+158.8%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for Fife; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills76.0% (2023) · 61st highest of 348
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work16.2% (2024/25) · 65th lowest of 363
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£644 (April 2025) · 160th highest of 359
• No qualifications · Education & skills6.0% (2023) · 141st lowest of 293

Where it ranks worst

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment8.6 t per person (2024) · 319th lowest of 361
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing14.2% (2020 to 2024) · 318th lowest of 373
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 284th highest of 363
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work3.6% (2024) · 274th highest of 361