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 miles
- Livingston 12.7 miles
- Cumbernauld 23.7 miles
- Dunfermline 1.1 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 10.6 miles
- Perth 23.5 miles
- Glenrothes 13.1 miles
- Stirling 20.6 miles
- Falkirk 15 miles
- Musselburgh 16.5 miles
- Bathgate 14 miles
- Alloa 15.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dunfermline Place 1.1 miles
- Dunfermline Central Ward 1.6 miles
- Rosyth Place 1.8 miles
- Inverkeithing Place 2.1 miles
- Townhill Place 2.3 miles
- Crossgates Place 2.5 miles
- Dunfermline North Ward 2.7 miles
- Kingseat Place 2.7 miles
- Dalgety Bay and Hillend Place 2.8 miles
- Crossford Place 3.2 miles
- Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay Ward 3.2 miles
- Limekilns and Charlestown Place 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Dunfermline South
KY11 4DS, KY11 8SA, KY11 4HG, KY11 4RW, KY11 4BP, KY11 4EQ, KY11 8JA, KY11 4HU, KY11 4EF … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 7.7 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 41.4 miles
- Rosyth Railway Station 1 mile
- Dunfermline Town Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Dunfermline South Ad
- Garvock House Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- Pitbauchlie House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Bw 3 0.8 miles
- Auld Mill House Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Dunfermline 3 1.4 miles
- The Inn at Charlestown 3 3.5 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Edinburgh - Queensferry Crossing 4 3.2 miles
- The City Hotel 3 2 miles
- Orocco Pier 4.8 miles
- Dakota Edinburgh 4 5.3 miles
- The Adamson Hotel 3 3 miles
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 miles
- Central Park Stadium 4.4 miles
- Hopetoun House Estate 4.7 miles
- Blairadam Estate 5.2 miles
- Dalmeny House Estate 5.8 miles
- Dundas Castle Estate 6.4 miles
- Balmuto Castle Historic site 6.8 miles
- Cramond beach Beach 7.1 miles
- Burntisland outer harbour Harbour 7.1 miles
- Burntisland Beach Beach 7.5 miles
- Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site 8 miles
- Granton Harbour Harbour 9 miles