Kirkcaldy nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 49K

Score Range

26-62 (best: 80)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points11% score 60+11% score 80+

Groceries

61

Restaurants & Cafes

33

Public Transit

23

Healthcare

90

Education

59

Parks & Recreation

39

Shopping

17

Entertainment

36

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Kirkcaldy

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 50. A total of 11% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2662, a 36-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (90). The weakest is Shopping (17).

Median access
50/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
11%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
64/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
27/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
11.8 km²
Mapped place records
309(26.2/km²)
Named-area coverage
22% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across Kirkcaldy

11% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (90)

Weakest categories

Public Transit (23), Shopping (17)

Scores range from 18 to 80 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Kirkcaldy

107 restaurants & cafes76 groceries60 healthcare26 shopping12 education11 parks & recreation10 entertainment7 public transit

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Named-area data for Kirkcaldy

NearbyIndex matched 2 of 9 grid points (22%) to source neighborhood boundaries. That is not enough for a responsible area ranking, so this page does not generate neighborhood results from compass labels.

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