Milesmark in Scotland has a Check Local Score of 68/100 (good), drawn from official data on safety, schools, transport, housing, amenities and the local environment, each measured against the national average — a score of 60 is typical for the country.
Milesmark doesn't announce itself. It's a small, loosely-spread pocket on the edge of Dunfermline, low density, quiet roads, the kind of place where houses sit with a bit of room around them rather than shoulder to shoulder. You notice the space before you notice anything else.
The numbers back up that impression of settled, unspectacular comfort. Council tax here runs below the Scotland-wide median, and the median house price sits well under £200,000 — modest by national standards, which puts Milesmark among the more affordable corners of the country without tipping into deprivation; on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation it ranks in the eighth decile, and on income the very top, which is a slightly unusual pairing worth sitting with. It suggests a place where household earnings are solid but the housing stock and local environment haven't been priced up to match — good news if you're buying, a quiet signal if you're the kind of person who reads too much into signals.
The grade pattern tells a similar story of quiet competence with one soft spot. Housing and environment both score at the very top of the scale, safety and connectivity sit comfortably above the national average, and health lands respectably mid-table — nothing alarming, just the one area that isn't quite as strong as the rest, which in a place this small is more texture than warning sign. Broadband is decent rather than exceptional, with two-thirds of properties on full fibre, enough for most working-from-home routines without being a selling point in itself.
At 103 people and a population density a fraction of the national average, this is not a place with its own bustling parade of shops or a long list of restaurants to work through — it functions as a residential edge of Dunfermline rather than a destination in its own right, and you'd expect to do your socialising, shopping and eating out in the town proper. The median age of 40 fits that reading: settled adults and older families rather than a young rental crowd, people who've chosen space and value over walkable amenity. If what you want is a quiet, affordable base with good bones and you're happy to travel into Dunfermline for the rest of life's business, Milesmark does that without fuss. If you need things on your doorstep, it will feel too quiet, too fast.
Data last updated: 15 August 2026
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