Kirkcaldy and Dysart vs Prestonpans

At £170,439, Kirkcaldy And Dysart undercuts Prestonpans (£281,427) by around 39% on average house prices. The most affordable entry point in Kirkcaldy And Dysart is a flat at £107,206, while in Prestonpans it is a flat at £164,424.

Kirkcaldy And Dysart has a crime rate of 588 per 1,000 residents, which is 15% lower than Prestonpans at 675.5 per 1,000. The most common crime category in Kirkcaldy And Dysart is other-crime, while in Prestonpans it is other-crime.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

→Both towns share the same top crime category: other crime.

Of the 159 schools in Kirkcaldy And Dysart, 81.8% are in the top two inspection bands. In Prestonpans, which has 41 schools, the figure is 71.4%.

Broadband & Connectivity

Broadband in Prestonpans averages 465.7 Mbps – ahead of Kirkcaldy And Dysart's 445.0 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 97.1% of premises in Kirkcaldy And Dysart and 98.3% in Prestonpans. Gigabit availability stands at 87.2% in Kirkcaldy And Dysart and 92.1% in Prestonpans.

→Prestonpans is the faster of the two by 5% on average download speed (466 vs 445 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

Energy efficiency favours Prestonpans, scoring 60.6 on average (band D) compared to 49.5 (band E) in Kirkcaldy And Dysart. Estimated annual energy costs average £1,730 in Kirkcaldy And Dysart and £1,651 in Prestonpans. 36.9% of homes in Kirkcaldy And Dysart have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 40.9% in Prestonpans.

→Prestonpans has more energy-efficient housing — 40.9% reach band C or above, vs 36.9% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Median household income is £36,005 in Kirkcaldy And Dysart and £35,855 in Prestonpans. The median age is 38.2 in Kirkcaldy And Dysart and 42.3 in Prestonpans. Employment rates stand at 67.5% in Kirkcaldy And Dysart and 70.4% in Prestonpans. Owner-occupancy is 53.9% in Kirkcaldy And Dysart versus 54.2% in Prestonpans. Kirkcaldy And Dysart has a population of 50,010 and Prestonpans has 10,410.

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