Dunfermline South sits in the southern part of the royal burgh of Dunfermline in Fife, and is largely a mix of suburban housing, local shops and small industrial estates. It benefits from good commuter links towards Edinburgh and the Forth crossings, and residents often enjoy nearby green spaces and views out over the Firth of Forth.
The area carries the wider town’s layers of history and identity - from its textile and mining past to the civic and cultural legacy associated with Andrew Carnegie - and combines established communities with newer housing and regeneration projects. Local life is shaped by councils, community groups and a steady commuter economy, giving it a blend of traditional roots and contemporary pressures around housing and services.
Postcode districts covering Dunfermline South
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Livingston 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Cumbernauld 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Dunfermline 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Perth 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Glenrothes 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Stirling 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Falkirk 15 miles24.1 km
- Musselburgh 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Bathgate 14 miles22.6 km
- Alloa 15.1 miles24.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Dunfermline Place 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Dunfermline Central Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rosyth Place 1.8 miles3 km
- Inverkeithing Place 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Townhill Place 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Crossgates Place 2.5 miles4 km
- Dunfermline North Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Kingseat Place 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Dalgety Bay and Hillend Place 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Crossford Place 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Limekilns and Charlestown Place 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Dunfermline South
KY11 8BW, KY11 4BJ, KY11 4HD, KY11 4QR, KY11 8AJ, KY11 8BL, KY11 4SQ, KY11 8JT, KY11 4DB … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Glasgow International Airport 41.4 miles66.5 km
- Rosyth Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Dunfermline Town Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
Hotels near Dunfermline South Ad
- Garvock House Hotel 4 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Coorie 3.1 miles5 km
- Pitbauchlie House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Bw 3 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Auld Mill House Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Dunfermline 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Inn at Charlestown 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Edinburgh - Queensferry Crossing 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The City Hotel 3 2 miles3.3 km
- Orocco Pier 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Dakota Edinburgh 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
Schools in Dunfermline South
- Calaiswood School Special
- Canmore Primary School Primary
- Duloch Schools and Community Campus Primary
- Lynburn Primary School Primary
- Masterton Primary School Primary
- Pitreavie Primary School Primary
- St Columba's R C High School Secondary
- Woodmill High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- East End Park Stadium 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Central Park Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hopetoun House Estate 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Blairadam Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Dalmeny House Estate 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Dundas Castle Estate 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Balmuto Castle Historic site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Cramond beach Beach 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Burntisland outer harbour Harbour 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Burntisland Beach Beach 7.5 miles12 km
- Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site 8 miles12.9 km
- Granton Harbour Harbour 9 miles14.5 km