Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital15 miGP surgeryKelty Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Joseph's R C Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryKelty Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryBeath High School1.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI12 miRailway stationCowdenbeath1.8 miBus stationPark & RideHalbeath3.2 miFerryLochleven Castle Ferry LandingKinross4.9 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY4 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:25 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:43 am – 3:39 pm
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People4,062 residentsin the Kelty East and Landward census areaMedian age 44.91,905 households65% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright27% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,937 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,033 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October63 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesLochore Meadows Country Parkpark · under a mile · 362 haCowdenbeath Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 66 haRobert Smith Court Community Gardenpark · 1.9 miTownhill Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 94 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200341 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202123 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.9 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,063 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
