United Kingdom · Scotland · Local Authority
Fife
Local Authority · Scotland · population ~374k
Affordable housing, but with middling pay. Fife’s mean house price is 4.5 times median annual pay, a multiple below the Scottish median, and advertised rents take a manageable 21.2% of gross weekly earnings. However, median weekly pay is £763.30, just below the Scottish average, and ranks 18 of 32 authorities in the region. Advertised rents are also below the Scottish median at £700 per month. This offers a good entry point for buyers and renters seeking value, though career progression may be less dynamic.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Fife ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,692/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£177,672
Most affordable
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Rent
£700/mo
Most affordable
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Council tax
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no data
Crime
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no data
Deprivation
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no data
Schools
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no data
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Education Scotland regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Scotland schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Fife, see the official Education Scotland.
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